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Parents and community members urge board to let Early College students join Pisgah and Tuscola extracurriculars; board tables policy changes for 30 days
Summary
Parents and community members urged the Haywood County Schools Board on Feb. 10 to let Haywood Early College students participate in extracurriculars at Pisgah and Tuscola, saying the restriction forces families to choose between a better academic fit and access to athletics and arts.
Multiple parents and community members addressed the Haywood County Schools Board during the Feb. 10 public-comment period to ask the board to reconsider a district practice that prevents Haywood Early College students from participating in extracurricular activities at Pisgah and Tuscola.
Sydney Piper, speaking for her family and neighbors, asked the board to allow Early College students to participate in athletics, band and chorus at the traditional high schools. Piper said the current restriction forces families to choose between a smaller, supportive academic setting and access to extracurricular activities that…
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