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Parents and students ask Oyster River board to reverse exclusion of seventh-grade player from boys lacrosse
Summary
A family told the board their seventh-grade daughter, who has played boys lacrosse five years, was barred two days before the season; parents and supporters argued the district's reliance on RSA 19341 and a Title IX contact-sport exception reflected a discretionary choice rather than a legal mandate.
A seventh-grade student and her family urged the Oyster River board on March 31 to reverse a decision that barred the girl from participating on the middle-school boys lacrosse team two days before the season began.
Lauren Haley described the district's timeline: school officials were aware in the fall the student planned to play, but two days before the season the athletic director informed the family the player would not be allowed to participate. The family said initial justification cited RSA 19341; after the family sought outside legal and governing-body guidance, the district cited a Title IX contact-sport exception in guidance that gives…
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