Kid misses practices, unexcused and is dropped from the team. Father sues for 40 mil.
FTA:
It's unfair, Mears said, that his son wasn't allowed to compete, even though he may have been faster than some seniors who raced. "If he doesn't qualify, then the clock will say he's not fast enough," said Mears, who worries his son may be losing out on the possibility of a college athletic scholarship.
"Let him get some exposure," Mears said.