In what shall henceforth be called the Nasihah Thompson-King Rule ™, the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association recently decided that athletes no longer need to get prior approval to wear head garments for religious reasons.
We can, and should, thank a Philadelphia teenager for that.
Thompson-King, a 16-year-old high school student and basketball player, forced the association into the 21st century by reminding some very cranky officials about some very basic civil rights.
She resisted, she persisted, and now other athletes in Pennsylvania can observe their beliefs and play sports without some special waiver.
