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Dec 18, 2020
Tennessee Association Amends Rules For Hijab-Wearing School Athletes
Students who wear the headscarves will no longer be required to seek a waiver to participate in sports.
The Tennessee association that oversees high school and junior high school sports activities voted Thursday to amend its rules to allow athletes with religious headwear to play without seeking a waiver.
The amended bylaws were unanimously approved by the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) and will go into effect immediately.
The new rule comes three months after HuffPost reported on a local high school athlete, Najah Aqeel, who was disqualified from playing in school volleyball games after a referee said that her hijab violated the rules.