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Parent raises concern after child barred from basketball conditioning following volleyball season conflict
Summary
A parent told the board his middle-school daughter was told to choose between volleyball and basketball and, after choosing basketball, was not allowed to condition with the basketball team. He asked the board to clarify the district's practices for athletes with conflicting schedules.
During public comment at the September 2025 meeting, Raul Amaro, a parent of a student at Millington Middle School, told the board that his daughter, Naomi Amaro, had been required to choose between volleyball and basketball because of conflicting schedules. He said she chose basketball but was later told she could not condition with the basketball team because of a "past practice" at the school.
Amaro said the district policy language he reviewed permits participation only when schedules do not conflict and that his daughter was no longer participating in volleyball. He said he had emailed the principal and spoken with the athletic director, both of whom initially encouraged multi-sport participation, but that a coach gave the student an ultimatum during the season.
"My only issue is that I want her to be able to practice as she has basketball since she's choosing not to participate in" volleyball, Amaro said. He asked the board to clarify why conditioning was being denied when his daughter had stopped volleyball and wanted to participate in basketball.
The board noted the comment was received and invited Amaro to stay after the meeting to speak with the director of schools and board members. No board action or formal response was taken during the public comment period.
