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Parents urge ABC Unified to move middle‑school basketball indoors after on‑court injuries
Summary
Carmenita Middle School parents told the board of repeated injuries on outdoor asphalt courts, including facial trauma and a concussion, and urged the district to prioritize indoor scheduling or other safety steps; district staff said they would follow up.
Parents of middle‑school players raised safety concerns during the public‑comment portion of the Nov. 4 ABC Unified board meeting, asking the district to stop staging middle‑school basketball games on unlocked outdoor asphalt or concrete courts after several injuries this season.
"This past season, we actually had one of our Carmenita middle school students hit her face on the ground. She suffered a broken front tooth in half and facial bleeding as well. The…
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