The Quinault Nation has filed a lawsuit against four public school districts, accusing them of discriminating against tribal athletes.

The four schools dissolved the Coastal Conference after complaining about the Taholah School District, where most tribal students attend. That left tribal athletes without virtually no other teams to play.

"Our athletes, for well over a month and all through their Christmas break, were shattered by the prospect that they may never again play high school athletics. Some had high hopes for demonstrating their talents to college recruiters. Those dreams were dashed," President Fawn Sharp said in a press release.

The complaints against Taholah were found to be unsubstantiated by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.

Turtle Talk has posted the complaint in the case, Quinault Indian Nation v. Lake Quinault School District.

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