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Board to move to end cooperative sports agreements after court challenge and PIAA rule change
Summary
Board members discussed eliminating cooperative athletic agreements with parochial schools after a lawsuit and an expected Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) rule change that would let students at religious schools play in their home public districts for sports their school does not offer.
At its meeting, the Mifflin County School District Board of Education discussed a plan to eliminate cooperative athletic agreements with parochial schools after a federal court filing and an expected PIAA rule change.
Board member Mr. Arnn, who presented the item, said a lawsuit filed by the Religious Rights Foundation in the Middle District of Pennsylvania and a pending PIAA third read in October mean students who attend a parochial or religious school would have the right to participate in home-district athletics for sports their school does not offer. “My recommendation at this point is that we…
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