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Board debates allowing out-of-district students to join Mentor hockey team under new state rule
Summary
A proposed Neola policy implementing a state provision that would let students who live outside the district play on Mentor’s ice-hockey team prompted board questions about playing time, costs and future implications for other sports; board members signaled limited support and administrators said they will pull the item for more study.
The Mentor Exempted Village Board of Education discussed a first reading of a policy tied to House Bill 96 that would permit students who live outside the district, but within 20 miles, to join the Mentor ice-hockey team if the district opts in.
Administrators said the state budget language allows a superintendent-level agreement to admit eligible students from nearby districts. “We do not currently provide individual player equipment… the uniforms are purchased on a 5- to 6-year rotation,” an administrator said, adding that transportation and ice time…
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