Clark v. Arizona Interscholastic Association

695 F.2d 1126 8 Ed. Law Rep. 246 Gregory B. CLARK, a minor By and Through his next best friend, guardian ad litem and natural guardian, Douglas H. CLARK, Jr., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ARIZONA INTERSCHOLASTIC ASSOCIATION, an Arizona corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 82-5132. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 6, 1982. Decided Dec. 2, 1982. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing Jan. 20, 1982. Douglas H. Clark, Jr., Tucson, Ariz., for plaintiffs-appellants. John C. Richardson, Tucson, Ariz., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Before ANDERSON, FERGUSON, and NELSON, Circuit Judges. NELSON, Circuit Judge: 1 Appellants seek review of the district court's judgment dismissing their claim that Appellees' policy of precluding boys from playing on girls' interscholastic volleyball teams in Arizona high schools violates the equal protection clause. The district court held that the policy was a permissible means of attempting to insure equality of opportunity for girls in Arizona interscholastic sports and of redressing past discrimination. We affirm. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL…