And wins.
Tatyana McFadden, 16, a sophomore at Atholton High School in Columbia, will be allowed on the track at the same time as the other competitors but will be scored separately under a preliminary injunction granted yesterday in Baltimore by U.S. District Court Judge Andre M. Davis.
McFadden complained that the school’s policy of separate wheelchair races made her “feel left out,” because she would often compete alone after track officials refused to let her share the track with runners because of risk of injury. I look forward to the lawsuit if a competitor is injured: the Post notes that an injury hasn’t happened yet, but that sort of Bayesian analysis never stops 20/20 hindsight. (Jon Gallo and Mary Otto, “Wheelchair Athlete Wins Right to Race Alongside Runners”, Washington Post, Apr. 18) (via Lott). Volokh comments, and there are some good notes in the comment section.
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