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Brockton subcommittee highlights turf repairs, middle‑school sports reorganization and return of Unified track
Summary
School leaders urged faster bids to replace aging turf at Marciano Stadium, proposed one travel team per sport at the middle‑school level, and described steps to restore Unified athletics and Special Olympics participation.
Brockton Public Schools officials on March 4 told the athletics, art, music and extracurricular activity subcommittee that aging facilities and program structure are the chief constraints to expanding participation in district sports.
The superintendent and athletic staff said Marciano Stadium’s turf is approaching 15 years old and has been flagged as a safety concern in past summers. They said bidding the replacement “ASAP” is a priority to avoid situations in which teams must play all contests on the road if a G‑Max safety test fails. The athletic department is also working with a landscape architecture and civil engineering firm on field rehabs behind the skating rink that would allow year‑round use by teams, PE…
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