DC Athlete Kicked Off Team Due to Homelessness Is Offered a Home
A homeless high school football player who was kicked off of his school's team because he did not have a permanent address has been offered a home, and school officials say he'll be put back on the team.
Jamal Speaks, an 18-year-old running back for the Ballou High School Knights, is being recruited by Temple University.
But he recently was kicked off the D.C. high school's team, as News4 reported.
D.C. Public Schools officials said the District of Columbia State Athletic Association determined that Speaks was eligible to play, but they said the District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCSAA) ruled that he was ineligible because they could not verify his address.
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