Florida Lawmakers are looking to change the rules for high school athletics, and the association that oversees high school sports is once again under scrutiny.
House Education committee members polled local school officials to get their take on the Florida High School Athletics Association. Committee Chairwoman Marlene O’Toole says she wants to make sure there’s a level playing field.
"I want kids to play sports," she says. "If I get the opportunity to move to a better zip code and it’s the middle the year, or before the end of a game, I should have the right to do that.”
The Association has been a legislative target in the past few years as lawmakers grapple with how to balance the rights of parents to transfer schools, while keeping students eligible to compete.
