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Auburndale board allows two limited Sunday youth-tournament dates after debate over worship conflicts
Summary
The Auburndale School District Board approved a limited exception to allow one Sunday per season for boys youth basketball and one Sunday per season for girls youth basketball (the two specific tournament dates requested), after public comment from a pastor who said Sunday scheduling forces families to choose between sports and worship.
The Auburndale School District Board of Education approved a limited exception to district policy allowing two Sunday morning youth-tournament dates for the season after a public discussion about conflicts with religious observance.
Pastor Mark Lungren, who identified himself as pastor of St. Luke Lutheran Church in Sherry and St. John Lutheran Church in Auburndale, urged the board to avoid Sunday scheduling. “You are taking away one of the very few times that they can worship…
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