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Middletown board discusses new chaperone ID rules for events; basketball trip pulled from consent
Summary
Athletic director proposed requiring high-school students to present IDs to attend unaccompanied and requiring middle-school students to be accompanied by an adult; board removed a planned boys basketball trip from the consent agenda and approved remaining consent items.
The Middletown City School Board heard detailed proposals and debate Dec. 15 about new athletic event chaperone guidelines and field trips after athletic director Joe Campolongo laid out two trip requests and recommended new 'shepherd expectations' for game attendance.
Campolongo told the board the boys’ basketball trip was withdrawn because flight prices spiked (from an anticipated $100–$200 per person to more than $400). He proposed a wrestling trip to Oregon Clay High School (Jan. 16–17) involving 14 student-athletes, a one-night hotel stay and an estimated $60 per student — funds Campolongo said were…
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