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Parent alleges safety and equity problems in Wissahickon Middle School football program
Summary
At the Oct. 6 meeting a parent said her son was denied practice time, then placed in a live game at an unfamiliar position, and alleged coaches prioritized winning, used varsity players in JV games and tolerated bullying; she asked the board to address safety and equity.
A parent told the Wissahickon School Board on Oct. 6 that the district's middle-school football program has safety, fairness and equity problems, alleging that coaches denied some players practice opportunities, then used them in live games, and that varsity players were switched into junior-varsity games.
"My son was consistently denied practice reps yet then placed into a live game at a position he had never once practiced," said Aida Settles,…
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