MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) -- Friday, a judge in Montgomery issued a temporary restraining order against the Alabama High School Athletic Association. That's after Gov. Kay Ivey and House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter filed a motion pushing back on the association's rule concerning CHOOSE Act recipients.
State leaders say they are in full support of the Governor's actions. The association states the CHOOSE Act is a form of financial aid, and students receiving any tuition assistance can't play for a year.
"Honestly, this has turned into a giant waste of time," said Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine).
Sen. Elliott said the association is playing politics.
"Here's the Alabama High School Athletic Association trying to 'mansplain' to some legislators what they meant when they passed the law, and