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Board declines to add girls varsity flag football for 2025–26, citing budget and limited sustained interest
Summary
Public commenters asked the board to add girls flag football as a school sport; after staff review and a recommendation from the superintendent not to add the sport for 2025–26 — citing limited sustained interest, Title IX considerations and budget constraints — the board adopted a resolution not to add the sport for the coming year.
Students and community members urged the Averill Park Board of Education on Feb. 24 to add girls varsity flag football beginning in 2025–26; after public comment and staff review the superintendent recommended against adding the sport for the coming year and the board approved a resolution reflecting that recommendation.
Public comment began with Michael Grady, who identified himself as a fifth grader at Miller Hill–Sand Lake Elementary and described his participation in girls flag football programs. “I want every girl to have the opportunity to experience the joy and confidence I have experienced being a flag football player,” Michael said during the agenda comment period. Adam Muse, who identified himself as a…
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