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• MD law allows disabled athletes to complete alongside their able bodied peers [HTML 1,009kb]
  The Washington Examiner reports that Maryland recently enacted a law that guarantees disabled students the right to race or play alongside students in mainstream athletics, unless their participation endangers the players.
  
• Proposal would give Texas student-athletes additional credits for sports participation [HTML 2,873kb]
  According to the Dallas Morning News, a high school football coach has presented a proposal to the Texas State Board of Education (TBOE) that would allow student athletes to receive twice as much credit toward graduation, i.e. four years of sports to count for credit instead of two.
  
• Illinois mandates random drug testing of athletes, including for steroids [HTML 3,689kb]
  The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) has joined a small but growing number of states to implement mandatory random drug-testing for student-athletes. Its Board of Directors voted 10-0 to begin testing with the 2008-09 school year.
  
• Oregon school hopes for reversal in recommendation to eliminate American Indian mascots [HTML 1,936kb]
  Banks High School (BHS) in Banks, Oregon is hoping that the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) will reverse an advisory committee recommendation, made last summer, to eliminate mascots depicting American Indians at all publicly funded Oregon schools in two years.
  
• Texas and Florida on verge of mandating random steroid testing [HTML 3,647kb]
  A year after New Jersey became the first state to mandate random steroid testing for high school athletes, Texas and Florida are on the verge of launching their own testing programs, and Illinois may not be far behind.
  
• Florida high school athletes subject to random testing for anabolic steroids [HTML 1,571kb]
  One percent of Florida high school athletes in weight lifting, baseball, and football will be subject to random testing for anabolic steroids under a one-year pilot program that has been approved by the state legislature and that Governor Charlie Crist indicates he will sign into law.
  
• NCAA passes legislation against prep schools [HTML 3,043kb]
  The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has quietly passed legislation to continue its fight against prep schools that require minimal academic study.
  
• Texas poised to mandate random drug testing for steroids for high school athletes [HTML 2,604kb]
  Texas is poised to become the first state to enact a law requiring high school athletes to undergo random drug testing for steroids.
  
• Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association v. Brentwood Academy [HTML 4,876kb]
  The U.S. Supreme Court has heard oral arguments in Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association v. Brentwood Academy, Docket No. 06-427, which involves the issue of whether the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) violated the free speech rights of a member private school by sanctioning the school for violating rules against recruiting athletes.
  
• Supreme Court schedules oral arguments in Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association v. Brentwood Academy [HTML 1,921kb]
  The case concerns whether the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) violated the free speech rights of a member private school by sanctioning the school for violating the association’s rules against recruiting athletes.
  
• Supreme Court has agreed to review Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association v. Brentwood Academy [HTML 2,991kb]
  The authors of the First Amendment’s freedom-of-speech clause might be surprised to learn that in the 21st century, it is being invoked to protect a private school football coach from being punished for recruiting eighth-grade boys from other schools for his team.
  
• Illinois High School Association considers random steroid testing [HTML 3,547kb]
  The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is considering random testing for steroids and growth hormones in state finals for football, basketball, track, and other selected sports.
  
• Rosemount High School denies charter school student's request to participate on football team [HTML 2,522kb]
  Rosemount High School (RHS) in the St. Paul/Minneapolis metropolitan area has denied a charter school student's request to participate on its football team.
  
• NCAA lists 16 more schools whose credits do not count toward eligibility for college athletics [HTML 2,605kb]
  The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has added 16 more schools to its list of high schools whose academic credits will not count toward a student's academic eligibility for college athletics.
  
• New Jersey adopts statewide steroid testing policy [HTML 2,717kb]
  The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) has adopted a statewide steroid testing policy for student-athletes from member schools.
  
• NCAA releases a list of non-public schools that have engaged in fraud [HTML 3,467kb]
  The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has released a list of non-public, non-traditional schools that its investigation concludes have engaged in abuse and academic fraud.
  
• Frisco High School to test its student-athletes this fall for steroid use [HTML 1,620kb]
  Frisco High School (FHS) in Collin County, Texas will begin testing its student-athletes this fall for steroid use as part of the school's random drug testing policy for student-athletes.
  
• Private school's wrestling coach files suit after his team is barred from competing in tournament [HTML 1,514kb]
  A private school's wrestling coach has filed a lawsuit against the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) after his team was barred from competing in a MPSSAA sanctioned tournament because there are home schooled students on the team.
  
• Utah bill would create uniform rules on home schooler participation in public school extracurriculars [HTML 2,248kb]
  A Utah state legislator has introduced a bill that would create uniform rules governing home schoolers' eligibility to participate in public school extracurricular activities.
  
• New Jersey bill would allow disabled students attending private schools that lack athletic teams to participate on their home school district teams [HTML 1,854kb]
  The New Jersey legislature's education committee has approved a bill that would allow disabled students attending private schools that lack athletic teams to participate on athletic teams in their home school district, provided the student meets the eligibility requirements of the program and has written approval from the home school's principal.