An 11-year-old girl won her fight to play football with boys in the Philadelphia-area Roman Catholic youth leagues when the Archdiocese reversed an earlier decision and announced yesterday it would permit co-ed play, the Reuters website reports today (March 15, 2013).
The case of Caroline Pla, of suburban Buckingham Township, drew international attention when an online petition on her behalf drew 108,000 supporters, according to her mother, Seal Pla.
The girl's family was told last fall that Caroline could no longer play on the team, as she had done for two seasons. She was the only girl on the team.
But yesterday, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia -- headed by Archbishop Charles Chaput -- told the family it changed its mind. "At the direction of the Archbishop, the Archdiocese will allow for co-ed participation in CYO football, effective in the 2013 season," the church said in a statement.
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