WEEK 1 ASSIGNMENT: ELIGIBLE OR NOT
The cases presented in your Learning Materials for this week cover a wide range of legal challenges that high school student-athletes have brought against schools related to the application of eligibility rules. Cases similar to these continue to occur on a relatively frequent basis. Additionally, schools and athletics associations continue to draft rules aimed at addressing new issues arising in high school sports, such as whether home-schooled students should be allowed to compete and legalities related to high school athletes’ use of performance-enhancing drugs.
> Use the Weekly Learning Materials for this assignment.
Instructions
Conduct online research to find a recent example of a high school athlete who was suspended from competition for allegedly violating an eligibility rule.
Consider the following:
- Whether the eligibility rule was properly applied to the student in the instance you selected.
- If the rule was not applied properly, consider whether the student has recourse under constitutional law.
- How the concepts of state action and substantive due process apply to this case.
By Thursday, 11:59 p.m. ET:
Submit a 2-page paper that includes the following:
- Describe the eligibility rule case you selected.
- Explain whether you believe that the eligibility rule was properly applied to the student in the case, and provide support for your position. If you believe the eligibility rule was not applied properly, explain what recourse the student has under constitutional law.
- Apply the concepts of state action and substantive due process to your argument.
- Cite all references in your paper using APA style.
