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Public commenters urge athletics forfeiture protections; committee advances revised athletics policy on first reading
Summary
A resident urged the committee to adopt a policy allowing athletes or coaches to forfeit matches without retaliation; the policy subcommittee presented a first reading amendment to ensure "student athlete chooses not to participate" will not be penalized and the committee approved the first reading.
Public comment at the School Committee meeting included calls for an athletics policy change to protect students and coaches who choose to forfeit contests on safety or comfort grounds.
Josh Natale of 96 Bicentennial Avenue addressed the committee during public comment and said he supported a proposed amendment to the athletics policy to permit athletes and coaches to forfeit a match without retaliation: "I'm just here again to show my…
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