Student Activities and Sports
Student activities and sports are the clubs, teams, and programs that public schools offer outside regular classes. Schools, districts, and state athletic associations set the rules, and federal laws on civil rights and disability apply to who may take part and on what terms.
People usually ask who can join a team or club, what rights students with disabilities have to take part, and how military-linked programs such as junior officer training work in high school. They also ask how fairness and sex-based eligibility in school sports are debated and decided.
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