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Alumni and residents press AISD to restore access, enforce rules at historic Yellow Jacket Stadium
Summary
Speakers including alumni and community members urged the district to honor agreements around the LC Anderson Yellow Jacket Stadium, restore community access and treat the stadium as a district facility after reports of locked gates and commercial usage by private groups.
Alumni and community members urged the Austin ISD Board of Trustees on March 12 to address management and access issues at the historic LC Anderson Yellow Jacket Stadium, saying the district has at times locked gates and allowed private groups to use the facility without community notice.
"It's survival is a powerful reminder of the importance of collective action," said Barbara Spears Corbett, noting the stadium’s historic significance as a facility constructed exclusively for Black students.…
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