Mandatory virus testing of teen athletes challenged in court
DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) A high school sports advocacy group and some parents sued Michigan on Thursday, seeking to stop a new requirement that all teen athletes be regularly tested for the coronavirus.
The lawsuit, filed in the state Court of Claims, came on the eve of the mandate s Friday effective date. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the state health department announced the free, required rapid testing nearly two weeks ago as a way to help curb the spread of COVID-19 amid a climbing case rate that is now the country s highest.
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