Religious Freedom vs High School Football | Washington DC News

Washington DC News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 17, 2026 · 2m

A Virginia family is fighting a legal battle to let their son, enrolled at a private Montessori school with integrated Catholic education, play varsity football — despite a state rule barring non-full-time public school students. They argue the rule violates their religious freedom under Virginia’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, claiming the league’s only alternative — online public courses — harms his faith practice. A judge denied their emergency request to play, sending the case forward for full hearing, while the family considers appealing to the state Supreme Court. The dispute…