By Associated Press | Wednesday, March 17, 2010 | http://www.bostonherald.com
INDIANAPOLIS — The state Supreme Court will decide whether the Indiana High School Athletic Association acted unfairly when it ruled a standout girls basketball player ineligible after she changed schools following a foreclosure on the family’s home.
The IHSAA determined in August 2008 that Jasmine Watson had transferred to South Bend Washington from Elkhart Memorial primarily for athletic reasons. But a special judge and the state appeals court disagreed and allowed her to play.
The high court heard arguments in the case Wednesday. The justices questioned why the IHSAA didn’t lend more weight to the family’s economic situation and why it focused on Watson rather than possible improper recruitment by the schools.
Watson now plays at the University of Massachusetts.
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