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Parents, coaches urge board to preserve UDHS pool; district to study short- and long-term options
Summary
Multiple parents and coaches told the board the UDHS pool supports competitive swimming, diversity and youth development; Superintendent McGarry said the board directed administration to explore short‑ and long‑term repair and program options and will provide updates.
Parents and swim program supporters urged the Upper Darby board on Jan. 14 to keep and improve the district pool at UDHS, saying the facility supports the Marlins program and expands access to competitive swimming for students of color and working families.
Dr. Shontera Smith, who identified herself as a parent of three former UD swimmers, wrote that UD swimming offered her sons “a sanctuary” and that closing the pool would push working‑class and Black swimmers to programs farther from home. In written remarks she said, “If you close that pool, kids…
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