Starego v. New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, No. 13-3172; U.S. District Court (DNJ); opinion by Wolfson, U.S.D.J.; filed September 9, 2013. DDS No. 16-7-xxxx [29 pp.]
The court is confronted with the question, at the injunctive-relief stage, whether Anthony Starego, the autistic son of plaintiffs Raymond and Reylene Starego, should receive a waiver to play a fifth year of competitive football at Brick Township High School. Defendants, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, the New Jersey Department of Education, and Christopher Cerf, in his representative role as commissioner of the Department of Education, denied Starego a waiver to continue to play competitively for the Brick football team since he is no longer eligible based on the association's age and eight-semester rules. The association's initial decision was confirmed by the commissioner.
