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Parents, community members urge board to reconsider handling of wrestling program and recent coach departures
Summary
Two public commenters criticized district handling of the wrestling program, saying coaches were barred from events and that departures harmed the program. They urged the board to apologize and take steps to support remaining athletes and staff.
Two community members used the public comment period at the Gravette School District Board meeting on May 20 to ask the board to address recent personnel decisions affecting the district’s wrestling program.
Amber Jenkins, who identified herself as the mother of a recent graduate and an incoming junior, said the district prevented a longtime coach, referred to in her remarks as Coach Weller, from attending the athletics banquet and that an anonymous social-media post had tarnished the coach’s reputation. Jenkins said the…
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