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Parents, volunteer coach ask Wyoming Area board to establish girls wrestling team
Summary
Parents and volunteer coaches spoke during public comment at the Wyoming Area School District work session asking the board to start a girls high school wrestling program, citing safety, Title IX compliance and growing participation. Board members said they would follow up; no formal vote was recorded during the meeting.
Parents and volunteer coaches urged the Wyoming Area School District Board of Education on Feb. 20 to create a girls high school wrestling team, saying separate opportunities would improve safety, fairness and compliance with federal law.
A parent who identified herself only as Tiffany told the board that female wrestlers who must compete against boys face physical and psychological disadvantages, and that separate girls teams nationwide have increased participation. "By creating a girls wrestling team, we are not only providing a safer, fairer, and more empowering environment for female athletes," she said.
Volunteer coach and parent Todd Bonning told trustees that local youth and junior-high programs are producing girls who need a high school pathway. Bonning said…
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