MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A judge on Friday sided with Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and blocked a policy that prevented school voucher recipients from playing on sports teams this fall.

Montgomery Circuit Judge J.R. Gaines issued a temporary restraining order barring the Alabama High School Athletic Association from enforcing a policy that says the voucher recipients are ineligible to play sports during their first year at a new school.

Ivey and Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter had asked for the restraining order after filing a lawsuit challenging the association’s decision over student eligibility.

“Today’s order is a victory for common sense,” Ivey said in a statement. “Every child deserves true choice in their education and that includes their right to participate in school athleti

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