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Parents, athletes press St. Paul school board over gymnastics co-op and Highland wrestling coach nonrenewal
Summary
Community members pressed the St. Paul Public Schools Board of Education on March 18 to pause or explain recent athletics decisions they said were made without adequate family input, including a Central-Highland gymnastics co-op and the nonrenewal of Highland Park's head wrestling coach.
Community members packed the Saint Paul Public Schools Board of Education meeting on March 18 to protest recent athletics decisions they said were made without adequate notice or family input.
Speakers from both Central High School and Highland Park urged the board to pause a planned coop that would combine Central's gymnastics team with Highland Park's program and to restore or explain the nonrenewal of Highland Park's head wrestling coach.
Charlotte Dean, speaking on behalf of the "Central Gymnastics community," told the board the district moved to turn Central's gymnastics team into a coop with Highland Park "without input from athletes, parents, or [the] gymnastics community," and said the change undermines team identity and opportunities for student athletes. "This decision was made behind closed…
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