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Formerly incarcerated resident urges board to let continuation-school students play sports under CIF bylaw 303
Summary
Dante Deers asked trustees to enable continuation-school students to participate in athletics, citing CIF bylaw 303 and requesting district action to sign a multi-school agreement that would allow those students to compete.
Dante Deers told the board he grew up locally, spent time in juvenile facilities and wants continuation-school students to have access to school sports. "Let's give them something to fight for," Deers said, arguing extracurriculars can motivate students and help keep them in school. He asked the district to explore signing a CIF multi‑school agreement (bylaw 303) that would allow those students to participate.
Deers described the opportunity as life-changing and said he had letters of support from nonprofits and organizations that he could provide to the district. He urged trustees to consider the policy change so continuation-school students would not be shut out of athletics.
