(WHTM) -- Parochial students can now take the field for their hometown public school district's sports teams as long as their current school doesn't offer that sporting opportunity, according to the Thomas More Society, the legal firm that is representing the families.

Moving forward, religious students can now participate on sports teams at their home districts, due to an Interim Consent Order that was entered Monday in federal court, the Thomas More Society said.

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The victory comes after a lawsuit was filed earlier in the summer by the Thomas More Society, alleging the PIAA's Bylaws violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments.

“It is rewarding to see talented parochial school athletes finally being allowed to participa

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