‘Clear eyes, full heart,’ can’t win 
High school eligibility rule halts students’ play
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Published: August 25, 2011
Tags: Federal Courts, Judge James P. Jones
A “Hail Mary” effort to give displaced high school students the right to compete as athletes and scholars at their new school has fallen short in federal court.
U.S. District Judge James P. Jones refused to halt application of a statewide eligibility rule that keeps many former students from the now-closed St. Paul High School in ...
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