… Mears Jr. filed a federal lawsuit against a slew of parties — a track coach, principal, superintendent and school board among them — after his son, Mawusimensah Mears, was kicked off the Camden County (N.J.) Sterling Regional High varsity track team. …
The official reason for Mawusimensah Mears’ dismissal was unexcused absences from practice, though his father said that both a family death and leg injury provided ample justification for his son’s missed practices.
Yet, at the root of the elder Mears’ lawsuit is a controversial claim that his son has a right to participate in extracurricular activities, turning the long held adage that sports, music and the like are privileges …
N.J. Dad files $40 million lawsuit after his son is kicked off track team for missed practices
It’s stories like this that make me glad I don’t live in the litigious U.S.A.
This court case is a waste of time and money. I assume the father hopes for a much, much smaller settlement out of court.
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