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Thursday, September 12, 1985TThe Battalion/Page 5 Court upholds no-pass, no-play rule Associated Press AUSTIN — The state’s contro versial no-pass, no-play rule was upheld again Wednesday by the Texas Supreme Court, which re jected arguments that the rule “is narmful to the school children of Texas and destructive of their basic civil rights.” The Supreme Court in a unani mous opinion first upheld the consi- titutionality of the rule in July, and Wednesday overruled a motion for rehearing. The rule prohibits students from taking part in sports or other extra curricular activities if they fail a course, although school principals can suspend the penalty for students in honors courses. The rule was adopted by the State Board of Education in carrying out directives of the major school re form bill passed by the 1984 special legislative session. A student failing to make at least 70 in any course over a six-week period would be banned from extracurricular activ ities the next six weeks. State District Judge Marsha An thony in Houston this spring found the rule unconstitutional on the grounds that it violated equal pro tection and due process guarantees. Judge David Dunn of Orange upheld the rule, however, and At torney General Jim Mattox asked the Supreme Court to review the is sue. The court decided on July 10 that the rule was constitutional. In its motion for rehearing, law yers for Chris Stamos, who had sued the Spring Branch Independent School District on behalf of Nicky Stamos said, “Public school students do not shed their First Amendment rights at the public school house gate ” I he rule bars students “caught in its grip from participating in extra curricular activities directly entailing the exercise of First Amendment rights, i.e., student government, the school newspaper, the debate squad, etc.,” stated the motion for rehear- ing. The Supreme Court said in its July opinion said, “A student’s ‘right’ to participate in extracurricular ac tivities does not rise to the same level as the right to free speech or free exercise of religion, both of which have long been recognized under our state and federal constitutions.” It reaffirmed its earlier ruling without comment. Cisneros asks health officials to educate public on AIDS Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — AIDS is a bona fide public health problem that must be dealt with locally. Mayor Henry Cisneros says. 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