Governor Kay Ivey and House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) responded to the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) in court on Friday.

The AHSAA is currently being sued by Ivey and Ledbetter over their rule requiring transfer students using CHOOSE Act funds to sit out from athletics for a year. A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge recently granted a temporary restraining order against the AHSAA, allowing affected CHOOSE Act students to participate in sports while the lawsuit proceeds .

However, attorneys for the AHSAA recently filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. That motion has yet to be ruled on.

“Governor Kay Ivey and House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter on Friday responded to the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA)’s motion to dismiss their l

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