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Committee debates adding handbook language on forfeits; policy subcommittee recommended handbook insertion rather than policy change
Summary
Pembroke School Committee members debated whether to add handbook language allowing forfeits for safety reasons or to amend policy JJIB at their Jan. 7 meeting.
Pembroke School Committee members debated whether to place new language about forfeiting contests into the athletic handbook or to amend policy JJIB (Interscholastic Athletics).
The draft handbook language (included in committee packets) would add wording on page 4 under “general rules of participation” stating that participation is governed by policy JJIB and that “no student, athlete, or coach shall be penalized by the district in any manner for forfeiting an athletic contest against an opposing team because such a team includes athletes of the…
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