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Parents and coaches raise alarm over suspended coaches, missing equipment and girls' changing-room privacy
Summary
Multiple speakers told the board that football coaches have been suspended and teams left in limbo since November, equipment and banquet plans are unresolved, and that girls' winter sports were denied locker-room access, leaving students to change where they could be visible to cameras.
Parents and community members told the Newburgh City School District board on Feb. 11 that district athletic programs have been disrupted by administrative decisions and that the district must act to protect students and restore programs.
Several parents said football coaches and staff have been barred from contact with players since Nov. 5 and remain in limbo. Jeff Ehlers called the prolonged restrictions “unfair punishment” that has disrupted recruiting opportunities and the programs’ operations; he said college recruiters have moved on and some student athletes may have missed…
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