Corneliu
18-05-2007, 02:17
BALTIMORE -- A teenager who uses a wheelchair can't earn points for racing with her high school track team in regional and state tournaments until Maryland officials change the rules, a federal judge has decided.
Tatyana McFadden, who has spina bifida, had sued the Maryland State Board of Education. She had previously won the right to race alongside her teammates and have her results figure in the team's final score in a settlement with Howard County Public Schools. That is the only Maryland district that permits wheelchair athletes to score for their teams.
U.S. District Judge Andre Davis ruled Saturday that while state rules may be unfair to wheelchair athletes, they are not discriminatory under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Davis agreed that the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association's rules governing disabled and nondisabled athletes need to be changed, but said it is up to education officials to develop a scoring system with parity.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/14/AR2007051401354.html
They better change there rules as should all states. This is stupid that her points cannot count. They should as she is a competitor.
Tatyana McFadden, who has spina bifida, had sued the Maryland State Board of Education. She had previously won the right to race alongside her teammates and have her results figure in the team's final score in a settlement with Howard County Public Schools. That is the only Maryland district that permits wheelchair athletes to score for their teams.
U.S. District Judge Andre Davis ruled Saturday that while state rules may be unfair to wheelchair athletes, they are not discriminatory under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Davis agreed that the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association's rules governing disabled and nondisabled athletes need to be changed, but said it is up to education officials to develop a scoring system with parity.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/14/AR2007051401354.html
They better change there rules as should all states. This is stupid that her points cannot count. They should as she is a competitor.