Tennessee HS Athletes Free to Wear Religious Headwear

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An addition to Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association bylaws allowing religious headwear to be worn at high school sports events in the state was approved unanimously by the association's legislative council on Thursday and goes into effect immediately.

Previously, TSSAA rules allowed for the wearing of religious headwear — including hijabs, turbans and yarmulkes — as long as a letter was sent to the high school association asking permission. According to TSSAA executive director Bernard Childress, the association never declined giving permission, but required permission to be sent.

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