Parent says district mishandled NCAA paperwork, claims scholarship jeopardized

At the June 29 Chester-Upland receivers meeting a parent, Kisha Henry, delivered an extended and emotional public comment alleging the district mishandled her son's documentation for the NCAA eligibility portal. Henry said her son had been told on June 8, a week before graduation, that he needed to redo seven senior-year classes and that the delay threatened his ability to accept a full athletic scholarship and move in to college.

Henry said her son had been away from school since Jan. 24 and that the district had not provided meaningful follow-up for six months. She said multiple emails and in-person attempts to resolve the issue produced no substantive response and that, despite being allowed to walk at graduation, the district later insisted he complete substantial online make-up requirements that she said were impossible within the available timeframe.

An administrator apologized during the meeting, asked for a copy of the correspondence, and offered to meet privately after the public session to resolve the matter. The parent said she would not "give up on my son." The meeting transcript records the district's offer to follow up and to provide a copy of any relevant letters; it does not record a corrective action or final resolution.

Other public commenters raised related concerns about student supports, security staff levels, curriculum replenishment, school reconfiguration timelines and athletic-field renovations. District staff said the athletic field work is slated to begin after the upcoming football season and that curriculum purchases listed in the packet were intended to replace used materials with new resources.