Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the School Activities topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Board to consider allowing students to play lacrosse via cooperative agreement; district liability limited to $100 PIAA application fee
Summary
Administration proposed a cooperative (co-op) allowing Bermudian Springs students to join another district’s lacrosse team; families would handle transportation and equipment, and the district’s only required cost would be a $100 PIAA application fee. The board will consider a vote in November after a presentation by Mr. Dafoe.
Bermudian Springs administrators explained a proposal that would allow students to participate on a neighboring school’s lacrosse team under a cooperative arrangement. The administration said the coop is not a Bermudian‑sponsored sport: participating students would be rostered and compete as athletes for the host school, wear that school’s uniforms, and would not appear in Bermudian Springs’ team awards or banquets.
Dr. Myers explained logistics and consequences: the hosting district provides coaches, uniforms and team infrastructure; families would be responsible for transportation to practices and often for individual equipment (e.g., sticks and helmets). The district’s only required administrative cost to join would be a $100 PIAA application fee. Dr. Myers warned that a coop continues only while both districts agree; if the host district withdraws later, Bermudian students would lose that option unless another coop partner is found.
Board members asked operational questions — including whether lacrosse occurs in spring (yes) and how participation would interact with other spring sports — and agreed to invite Mr. Dafoe to a caucus session and to place the item on the November agenda for a formal decision.
