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Parent urges Raleigh County Schools to allow elementary students to try out for school sports
Summary
Citizen Doug Cipoletti asked the board to amend Board policy E7A to permit non-enrolled elementary students to participate in school sports, citing a proposed house bill and compulsory school law; the board recorded the public comment but took no change action at the meeting.
Doug Cipoletti addressed the board during public comment, urging a change to Board policy E7A, which he said prevents non‑enrolled elementary students from participating in school sports. Cipoletti, who identified himself by name, said his son had been excluded from tryouts and asked the board to "strike that language so that those kids in elementary have the same opportunity" currently afforded starting in sixth grade.
Cipoletti referenced a proposed house bill and sections of a school activity handbook showing that sixth‑grade students are eligible under other policies. He also said the superintendent has authority under compulsory school law to act in some cases, and cited actions by Wood County toward families who did not meet homeschooling testing requirements: "We're not going to let kids continue to be home schooled if they're not going to do the test," he said, attributing that approach to another county.
The board did not take formal action on E7A during the meeting; Cipoletti asked the board to place the item on a future agenda for consideration. The public comment was entered into the record.
