Coatesville Kid Raiders allowed to continue using school fields pending insurance and schedule amendment

The Coatesville Area School District board on Aug. 26 approved a proposal permitting the Coatesville Kid Raiders (CKR) to continue using district grass fields and Scott Field for their fall season, while requiring follow-up to finalize attachments and insurance and to amend the agreement to reflect realistic maintenance obligations.

Jamar Dennis, who identified himself as the CKR president, told the board that "the season's already started. July 28 was the first, week of heat acclimation, and it goes all the way through, November." Board members said earlier agreements and attachments were not shared with the club’s new leadership and raised questions about whether required maintenance tasks—seeding, rolling, power washing—and a schedule were included in the current document.

District staff and board members emphasized the district’s intent not to interrupt the youth program. The board agreed to ratify the existing agreement to avoid impeding the CKR season but directed district staff and CKR representatives to meet immediately to: - Provide and verify insurance certificates; - Finalize a realistic maintenance schedule that CKR can meet and that details which tasks the club will perform; and - Produce an amendment updating the agreement to reflect the negotiated commitments.

Board members asked that the amendment be returned to the board for ratification and that staff track compliance. CKR’s president said last year's insurance and related receipts should carry over while the new leadership completes administrative handoffs.

The agreement was approved at the meeting with the board making clear it expects documentation and a revised agreement to follow.