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Parent asks Blackhawk board to allow injured student to continue cheering while recovering
Summary
A parent described her daughter’s May ACL injury and urged the board to let the student cheer during recovery even if she cannot play basketball; administrators apologized and said a district representative will follow up the next day.
At the Nov. 7 meeting a parent urged the Blackhawk School District Board of Directors to reconsider a decision that has left her daughter unable to try out for basketball after tearing an ACL in May, saying the student can safely participate as a cheerleader during recovery.
Kara Smith (introduced by the meeting clerk) described the injury and the family’s difficulties: "On May 22 at a Blackhawk High School…
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