** HOLD FOR RELEASE AT 12:01 A.M. EST ON FRIDAY, JAN. 25, 2013 ** This photo provided by Lisa Followay shows Casey Followay competing in the the USATF Junior Olympics in Maryland on July 28, 2012. Breaking new ground, the U.S. Education Department is telling schools Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, they must include students with disabilities in sports programs or provide equal alternative options. The directive, reminiscent of the Title IX expansion of athletic opportunities for women, could bring sweeping changes to school budgets and locker rooms for years to come. "I heard about some of the other people who joined their track teams in other states. I wanted to try to do that," said 15-year-old Casey Followay, who competes on his Ohio high school track team in a racing wheelchair. Current rules require Followay to race on his own, without competitors running alongside him. He said he hopes the Education Department guidance will change that and he can compete against runners.(AP Photo/Lisa Followay)

** HOLD FOR RELEASE AT 12:01 A.M. EST ON FRIDAY, JAN. 25, 2013 ** FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2012 file photo, 19-year-old Eric Dompierre, left, who has Down syndrome and is the kicker for the Ishpeming High School varsity football team, prepares for the first day of practice at the Ishpeming Playgrounds in Ishpeming, Mich. Breaking new ground, the U.S. Education Department is telling schools Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, they must include students with disabilities in sports programs or provide equal alternative options. The directive, reminiscent of the Title IX expansion of athletic opportunities for women, could bring sweeping changes to school budgets and locker rooms for years to come. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Andre J. Jackson, File)

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2012 file photo, 19-year-old Eric Dompierre, left, who has Down syndrome and is the kicker for the Ishpeming High School varsity football team, prepares for the first day of practice at the Ishpeming Playgrounds in Ishpeming, Mich. Breaking new ground, the U.S. Education Department is telling schools Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, they must include students with disabilities in sports programs or provide equal alternative options. The directive, reminiscent of the Title IX expansion of athletic opportunities for women, could bring sweeping changes to school budgets and locker rooms for years to come. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Andre J. Jackson, File)

** HOLD FOR RELEASE AT 12:01 A.M. EST ON FRIDAY, JAN. 25, 2013 ** FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2012 file photo, 19-year-old Eric Dompierre, right, who has Down syndrome and is the kicker for the Ishpeming High School varsity football team, arrives on the field for the first day of practice at the Ishpeming Playgrounds in Ishpeming, Mich. Breaking new ground, the U.S. Education Department is telling schools Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, they must include students with disabilities in sports programs or provide equal alternative options. The directive, reminiscent of the Title IX expansion of athletic opportunities for women, could bring sweeping changes to school budgets and locker rooms for years to come. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Andre J. Jackson, File)

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2012 file photo, 19-year-old Eric Dompierre, right, who has Down syndrome and is the kicker for the Ishpeming High School varsity football team, arrives on the field for the first day of practice at the Ishpeming Playgrounds in Ishpeming, Mich. Breaking new ground, the U.S. Education Department is telling schools Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, they must include students with disabilities in sports programs or provide equal alternative options. The directive, reminiscent of the Title IX expansion of athletic opportunities for women, could bring sweeping changes to school budgets and locker rooms for years to come. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Andre J. Jackson, File)