Parent asks board to explain cheerleading selection process for kindergartner
Aug 20, 2026
A public commenter sought clarity after her 5-year-old granddaughter was not selected for cheerleading, asking whether attendance at clinicals was required and whether relatives of staff received preferential treatment.
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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.
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