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Board rejects amendment to preserve roster spots for Franklin County students when foreign exchange students make teams
Summary
After extensive discussion, the school board voted down a board member's amendment proposing that roster size be increased when foreign exchange students make a team so that a local student would not be displaced; the board left the existing policy in place.
A proposed policy amendment to preserve roster spots for Franklin County students when foreign exchange students make sports teams drew lengthy debate at the Feb. 10 school board meeting and was rejected on an evenly divided vote.
Board member Patrick Agee presented the amendment, saying it would "preserve that spot" for a local athlete who would otherwise be displaced when a foreign exchange student made a…
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