Hawksley ex rel. Hawksley v. New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Ass'n

The plaintiff, a member of the senior class of Groveton High School, by this petition seeks an order requiring the defendant to reinstate him as an eligible contestant in school athletic sports, and to permit him to participate in the sports of soccer and basketball during the current school year.

It is not disputed that the plaintiff was a member of the school basketball team during the 1970-1971 school year, and that following the close of the basketball season, he participated in a basketball tournament conducted in the spring of 1971 by the Order of DeMolay of which he was a member. The…