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Policy committee reviews proposed changes to athletic eligibility; 85% attendance maintenance required by first quarter for probationary athletes
Summary
At a September policy committee meeting, Deputy Superintendent Alex Peterson presented proposed revisions to policy 54-11 on athletic eligibility to allow probationary participation for students who meet academic-credit requirements but fall short on attendance, and to require probationary students to reach 85% attendance by the end of the first marking quarter.
At a September policy committee meeting, Deputy Superintendent Alex Peterson presented proposed revisions to policy 54-11 on student athletic eligibility intended to give students who have met academic-credit requirements but are just below attendance thresholds a probationary path to participate in school athletics.
Peterson said the administration prepared a redlined version showing the current language — which she described as requiring an 80% attendance rate from the prior school year — alongside the proposed language and a cleaner, consolidated policy text. "We do know within the current policy now for those students, they can appeal to the superintendent to consider whether or not they can participate or be on probation," Peterson said. She added the administration wants an eligibility framework…
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