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Community groups press Baldwin UFSD to open new high school track; board will study access over the summer
Summary
Parents, youth sports groups and student athletes asked the Baldwin Union Free School District to allow community use of the new Baldwin High School track. The board said school teams are using the facility and that it will assemble information and revisit community access during the summer before changing permitting rules.
Parents, youth-sports leaders and members of the Baldwin track team asked the Baldwin Union Free School District Board of Education on April 9 to allow community groups to use the district’s new high school track and turf field. Board members said the facility is being used by school teams, raised concerns about maintenance and security, and pledged to gather information and hold follow-up discussions this summer before changing access rules.
The request began when Jamila Joseph St. Bernard, who identified herself as the parent of a VITES track team member, asked whether VITES could use the Baldwin High School track “at least one or two days a week.” The board’s initial response, delivered by the meeting chair, said district teams are the first priority…
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