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FCPS committee seeks clearer eligibility, equity and handbook alignment in extracurricular policy
Summary
Committee reviewed Policy 509 and asked staff to clarify eligibility rules across athletics, clubs and competitions, expand access and equity language to non-athletic activities, and align definitions with athletic and extracurricular handbooks and booster guidance.
The policy committee spent an extended period reviewing Policy 509 on extracurricular and co-curricular activities and asked staff to return with clearer, more consistent language on eligibility, equity, definitions and procedures.
Staff said the current policy's wording—particularly the reference to extracurriculars being offered to grades "9 through 12"—is inaccurate and needs revision because extracurriculars are now offered at middle and elementary levels. "That's not true. We do offer extracurricular activities at the middle school level," a staff member…
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