New Jersey’s athletic association has sidelined the referee who told a high school student to cut his dreadlocks or forfeit his wrestling match.
Michael Cherenson, the spokesman for the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, said his organization reached out to groups that assign wrestling referees. He said they have “all agreed” not to assign Alan Maloney, the referee, to any more matches until a review is finished, The Associated Press reported on Dec. 23.
