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Chico Unified Board votes 4–1 to add CIF lacrosse beginning 2026–27
Summary
After a public workshop and debate about staffing, facilities and Title IX, the Chico Unified School District board voted 4–1 on Oct. 1, 2025 to add CIF lacrosse at Chico High and Pleasant Valley starting in the 2026–27 school year and directed staff to work with community partners on implementation.
The Chico Unified School District Board of Education voted 4–1 on Oct. 1, 2025 to add California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) lacrosse at Chico High School and Pleasant Valley High School beginning in the 2026–27 school year.
Supporters, including students, parents and the nonprofit Friends of Chico Lacrosse, told the board during a public-comment portion of a workshop that CIF-sanctioned teams would expand opportunities for athletes, preserve a decades‑old local club pipeline and improve college exposure. Hogan Brown, director of Friends of Chico Lacrosse, summarized a submitted plan and budget, saying the organization would help fund start-up needs and proposed a three‑part fundraising model of individual donations, corporate gifts and grants. Brown told the board the group’s estimates are based on USA Lacrosse, the National Federation of High School Sports and CIF guidance.
Board context and why it mattered
Board members and district athletic staff weighed competing considerations: student interest and community fundraising capacity versus scheduling constraints, facility wear and staffing burdens for athletic directors and…
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