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Parochial school students in Pennsylvania will now have the opportunity to play on sports teams in their home school districts in what religious liberty advocates are hailing as an end to “longstanding discrimination” against people of faith.
In a statement on Monday, the religious liberty law firm Thomas More Society announced that it has secured an interim consent order in federal court ensuring that parochial school students in Pennsylvania can participate on sports teams in their home school districts. The order, signed by Judge Matthew Brann of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, applies to all students in the state who attend a parochial school that does not have sports teams.
Monday’s order comes a month-and-a-half after the Re