Private schools score victory over TSSAA

AP ^ | 3/17/6

[SmithL]

A federal court Friday ruled a private school can use antitrust laws to challenge the way competition and championships in high school sports in Tennessee are structured.

A three-judge panel of the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals says Brentwood Academy can sue the Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association over separating competition between most public and private schools.

Brentwood Academy's lawsuit alleges the TSSAA restricts competition by placing most private schools in a separate division.

TSSAA executive director Ronnie Carter said he was disappointed with the ruling.

Brentwood Academy lawyer Lee Barfield says the situation amounts to a boycott of private schools by public schools and the association, which is illegal under federal antitrust law.

[SmithL]

The Tennessean has a lot more details, but we can't even excerpt from them. Go here:

Appeals court rules school can sue TSSAA on antitrust grounds

[stylin19a]

Illinois just hammered private schools by using a multiplier on enrollment for "non-boundried" schools.
(This basically moves a small enrollment school from a lower sports division classification into a higher classification)

I'm thinking the private schools in Illinois would be much interested in this decision.