Former HS Basketball Player Cut from Team, Sues School

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Getting cut from a high school athletic team can be a tough pill to swallow. For former Ohio basketball player Chase Johanson, the remedy has come in the form of a lawsuit.

Chase Johanson. (Image via Twitter)Chase Johanson. (Image via Twitter)Johanson, who graduated from Medina High School in 2013 and now is on the track and field team at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, filed suit against his former high school, the athletic director, the school's principal and his former basketball coach, alleging they violated his First Amendment right of free speech and his Fourteenth Amendment right to due process, resulting in a "loss of liberty" when he was cut from the team.

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