Parent asks board to explain cheerleading selection process for kindergartner

Tanya Williams Hornick addressed the board during public comment to press for transparency in the cheerleading selection process after her granddaughter was not selected. "My name is Tanya Williams Hornick," she said, then asked whether attendance at the scheduled clinical was required and whether selection criteria had been applied equally, including to students with family members employed at the school.

Hornick emphasized the emotional effect on young children and urged the board to ensure criteria are clear and applied consistently. The superintendent noted the district will prepare responses; the item was introduced as public comment and did not result in an immediate policy change at the meeting.