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Parents and students urge Palmyra board to clarify athletic attendance policy after cheerleading suspensions
Summary
Several public commenters told the Palmyra Area School District board Sept. 11 that a strict reading of the district's athletic attendance policy led to two freshman cheerleaders being suspended from a game; speakers urged the board to review and revise the policy and asked for a public apology.
Two parents and a student told the Palmyra Area School District board on Sept. 11 that the district's athletic attendance policy was applied too rigidly after two freshman cheerleaders were suspended from a football game following a parental complaint about missed practices. The public commenters said the students had communicated scheduling conflicts to coaches and had prior approval in some cases. The speakers asked the board to revise the attendance rule and said the suspension should have been delayed for further review rather than applied on short notice. They also asked the board to investigate whether a complaining parent unduly influenced…
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