A student at my high school alma mater is suing to be allowed to play sports.
In a complaint filed last week, Steven Erly asked the Arizona Interscholastic Association to allow him to participate in sports even though he will be 19 when the school year begins.
The state’s high school sports and activities governing body states that players who turn 19 before Sept. 1 cannot compete during that school year.
According to the story in the Arizona Daily Star, Erly was ill and unable to play sports — or even to attend school full-time — during the 2006-2008 school years. He wants the opportunity he lost. He is suing under the Americans with Disabilities and Arizonans with Disabilities acts.
What do you think? How much accommodation should we make?