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Board approves athletic handbook with added anti-bullying language and tryout policy after extended debate
Summary
After debate over bullying language, roster sizes and practice-player provisions, the Gravette School Board approved the athletic handbook and added verbiage on expectations and discipline and Option 2 (tryout and team selection) with coach/athletic director discretion.
Trustees spent extended time discussing the district athletic handbook and policies on tryouts, team selection and student-athlete conduct before approving the handbook for 2025–26 with added language.
Board members raised concerns that the athletic handbook did not explicitly call out bullying or hold athletes to a stated standard of conduct equivalent to other expectations; they requested clearer language about coach and program responsibility and possible disciplinary consequences for student-athletes. One trustee said athletes should be held to a higher standard because their behavior can…
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