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Parentally placed special‑education student’s request to join district sports moves to legal review; board flags policy questions on homeschool participation
Summary
A Montgomery parent asked the board to permit his son — parentally placed in a special‑education school — to participate in district athletics; the superintendent has forwarded the case to the board attorney.
A Montgomery Township parent asked the Board of Education to allow his son, Lincoln Manente, a student with a disability who is parentally placed in a recognized special‑education school, to participate in district athletic programs.
Christopher Manente said his son has wrestled for Montgomery’s recreational program for eight years, has made the New Jersey State championships for two consecutive years and has been a role model for younger athletes. He told the board that under New Jersey rules, parentally placed special‑education students may participate in district…
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