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Parents and advocates press board for girls wrestling program and equitable resources
Summary
Multiple residents asked the board to address equity issues in the district wrestling program: lack of a girls team, unequal locker-room access, missing scale for weigh-ins and delayed uniforms. Parents said more than 30 girls signed a petition seeking support. The district said it has shared survey results with the board and will follow up.
Public commenters at the May 20 Wyoming Area School Board meeting pressed the district to address what they described as unequal treatment of girls involved in the wrestling program, citing lack of locker-room access, no designated scale for weigh-ins, delayed uniforms and the absence of a formally recognized girls team.
Tiffany Bonnie Harding told the board she has repeatedly raised these concerns and said the athletic director’s response at a prior meeting focused on procedural or personal matters rather than addressing the girls’ access and resources. "The issue isn't…
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