Parents urge High Point board to add girls flag-football program

At the High Point Regional High School District board meeting on Nov. 26, two parents urged the board to consider creating a girls flag-football team at the high-school level.

"We just wanted to bring it to your attention that, you know, hopefully it could be discussed to add a girls flag football team as you mentioned it's a growing sport," parent Mike Janoff told the board. Janoff said the local youth program’s registrations have nearly tripled and that clubs feeding the area have players across multiple grades. He said a seven-on-seven high-school team needs about 10 players to field a roster and that 13–14 would be ideal.

David Decker, who identified himself as a parent of an 11-year-old on the team, described the program as a supportive environment and pointed to its early competitive success. "They won the championship last year," Decker said, noting his daughter and other players view the team as "a family" and that bringing a high-school program would give younger players something to look forward to.

Board members and staff clarified season timing and structure during follow-up questions, noting that while fall flag programs exist at elementary and middle-school levels, the high-school season in the area runs in spring (April–May). Chair said the board would "look into" the request and thanked the speakers for bringing the issue to the board’s attention.

The public-comment appeals followed the board’s announced process for comments and the Chair asked speakers to submit letters to the district website; no formal vote or action to create a program was taken at the meeting.