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Monday, September 28. 2026
Indiana High School Sports Board Hit with Lawsuit by AG for Reserving Seats for People Who Are Not White
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita sued the Indiana High School Athletic Association this week to kill a bylaw that locks two of 19 board seats for people the association calls “qualified minorities.”
The bylaws define that phrase as “an individual other than a white male or female.”
Nominating petitions for those seats have to verify the candidate’s race.
The rule, in various forms, has been in place since 1993. The current wording was first introduced in the 2001-02 bylaws.
“Hoosier students should not be governed by a sports association that picks its leaders based on race,” Rokita said in a statement announcing the lawsuit.
“IHSAA’s quota tells kids that skin color, rather than merit, is an appropriate way to judge people. That lesson has no place in Indiana’s education system, and, regardless, the law does not permit it. The IHSAA exists to build character. A racial litmus test for choosing leadership on the IHSAA’s board does the opposite, and after months of delay, the Association left us no choice but to take legal action.”
I find it funny that non-white people didn’t want this changed after the amount of time that this has been in place. Correct me if I’m wrong, but don’t non-white people want equality? It’s what I hear in one form or another everyday. Listen, why wouldn’t people that want equality want the best people in positions that shape America? That way, everybody wins. Now, I’ll direct this for the black race in America, but it pertains to all non-whites in America, and the world. White people have on average an IQ of 100. Blacks are the the lowest at an average of 85 to 87 according to records. Personally, from the news I read and the things I see happening around me, I would challenge 85 to 87. Now with those statistics, who do you think is more qualified? For anything? Statistics don’t lie, and they’re not racist. It’s common sense. People better decide if they want to keep America afloat, or sink her to the bottom. Do we want the best, or are we happy with equality over brains?