School Board Passes 9th Grade Sports Proposal
The Council Rock School Board of Directors passed an item Thursday evening allocating $10,000 to find alternatives for freshmen athletes.
After its initial statement that Council Rock School District would no longer have ninth grade sports, the school board unanimously passed a proposal Thursday night that allocates $10,000 to aid the efforts to organize a supplemental program. Of this money, $5,000 would go to each high school, broken down further to $3,500 to one staff member to spearhead the efforts, specifically to "build, coordinate, and implement these programs." In addition, $1,500 would be for equipment, supplies and other expenses. “I wish I could tell you how it’s going to happen,” Superintendent Mark Klein said, adding it would take conversations and collaboration throughout the year. A committee of community members, several who spoke during public comment, began…
