School says girl who sued to play on boys team can't return
June 29, 2017
KENILWORTH, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey Catholic school won't allow two sisters to return next year after previously being ordered to rescind their expulsion amid the 12-year-old's legal battle to play on a boys basketball team.
NJ.com reports (http://bit.ly/2shATjf ) that St. Theresa's School in Kenilworth rejected applications for next school year from Sydney Phillips, now 13, and her younger sister, Kaitlyn.
The girls were expelled earlier this year after the family sued. An appellate judge ordered that they be allowed to return until a court hearing. A different judge had denied the family's attempt to get Sydney on a boys team after the girls team was canceled.
An archdiocese spokesman said the private school is not required to accept anyone's enrollment.
The girls' father said he'll fight the decision in court.
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Information from: NJ Advance Media.
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