One of the state's top high school quarterbacks is suing the state over its name, image and likeness prohibitions for public school athletes.
The complaint was filed Friday in Wake County Superior Court by Rolanda Brandon on behalf of her son, Greensboro Grismsley High School quarterback Faizon Brandon, ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the nation and a Tennessee commit.
The lawsuit names the North Carolina State Board of Education and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction as defendants.
The complaint alleges that the State Board of Education exceeded its authority under state law to "regulate" the use of name, image and likeness by public school athletes by instead prohibiting it altogether in June.
"This plainly exceeded the Board's authority under Senate Bill 452, which explicitly charges the Board to develop regulations under which athletes' will 'use' their NIL for commercial purposes," the lawsuit states.
Rolanda Brandon declined comment on the lawsuit. The lawsuit asks the court to throw out the state board's policy on NIL. It does not seek monetary damages or awards for Brandon.
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The complaint was filed Friday in Wake County Superior Court by Rolanda Brandon on behalf of her son, Greensboro Grismsley High School quarterback Faizon Brandon, ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the nation and a Tennessee commit.
The lawsuit names the North Carolina State Board of Education and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction as defendants.
The complaint alleges that the State Board of Education exceeded its authority under state law to "regulate" the use of name, image and likeness by public school athletes by instead prohibiting it altogether in June.
"This plainly exceeded the Board's authority under Senate Bill 452, which explicitly charges the Board to develop regulations under which athletes' will 'use' their NIL for commercial purposes," the lawsuit states.
Rolanda Brandon declined comment on the lawsuit. The lawsuit asks the court to throw out the state board's policy on NIL. It does not seek monetary damages or awards for Brandon.
Top North Carolina high school quarterback sues over state's NIL restrictions
The mother of Faizon Brandon has filed a lawsuit in Wake County, seeking to have the state board's rules prohibiting athletes from using their name, image and likeness overturned.
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