California Prep Athletes Sue Over Right to Play

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A pair of California students are suing the state and San Diego County due to the restrictions placed on high school sports during the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to KSWB-TV, a Fox affiliate in San Diego, a lawsuit was filed Thursday in San Diego Superior Court on behalf of Scripps Ranch High School senior Nicholas Gardinera and Mission Hills High School senior Cameron Woolsey  KSWB-TV reported that the lawsuit alleges millions of California high school student-athletes “have been barred from participating in athletic activities without adequate medical evidence to support the restrictions.” The defendants include California governor Gavin Newsom, the California Department of Public Health, San Diego County, and San Diego County public health officer Dr. Wilma Wooten.

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