Oregon School Activities Ass'n v. State Board of Education

After a childhood marked by poverty, abuse, and homelessness, C enrolled at Reynolds High School in Portland as a 16-year-old freshman. When he began his senior year, he was 19, and he wanted to continue participating in track and choir. However, participation in high school interscholastic activities is governed by the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA), a private organization that exercises authority by delegation from the State Board of Education (board), and an OSAA rule provides that no student who is 19 or older at the beginning of a school year may participate in those…