WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita school board members are getting ready to make changes after a student who participates in extracurricular special needs basketball faced pushback for wearing a letter jacket.

The Wichita Eagle reports that the board is hearing a report Monday from a league for high school students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Tri-County Sports League report will include a recommendation that schools award regular varsity athletic letters to its athletes who meet eligibility and participation requirements.

Superintendent John Allison has told board members that once the Tri-County league finalizes its guidelines for eligibility, lettering and other issues, participating schools would abide by them.

The issue arose after East High student Michael Kelley started wearing a jacket bearing a varsity letter his mother had purchased. Kelley has Down syndrome.