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Parents and students urge review of extracurricular practice and cancellation policies amid coach suspensions
Summary
During public comment, parents, students and community members urged the board to revisit policies on optional outside practices, snow-day cancellations and district communication after suspensions of coaches; speakers said they want principals to make regional decisions and expressed concern about the impact on student athletes.
Public commenters at the May 13 Garrett County Board of Education meeting raised concerns about recent suspensions of coaches, the district's handling of related communications, and district policies on optional outside practices and cancellations.
Several speakers — including current student-athletes and parents — asked the board to allow principals to make regional decisions about after-school…
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