Thompson v. Fayette County Public Schools

REYNOLDS, Judge.

This appeal arises from a suit in Fayette Circuit Court alleging that Dwayne Thompson, a student at Tates Creek High School, was wrongfully prevented from participating in the interscholastic sport of wrestling because of his failure to maintain a satisfactory grade average. Thompson was precluded from wrestling on December 8, 1988, after the beginning of the season in October.

The school board policy requires a high school student to maintain a 2.0 grade point average in five of six classes to remain eligible to participate in extracurricular activities. Dwayne Thompson…