Parents, student-athletes rally for fall sports

Parents, student-athletes rally for fall sports

Parents and student-athletes are asking the School District of Palm Beach County to resume fall sports.

IT COMES TO SPORTS.

WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S CHRIS GILMORESPOKE WITH PARENTS AND STUDENTATHLETES WHO WERE CAMPED OUTIN FRONT OF DISTRICTHEADQUARTERS REQUESTING THERIGHT TO PLAY SPORTS.FOR MANY STUDENTS IN FRONT OFTHE PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLDISTRICT HEADQUARTERS THURSDAYTHE FALL SEMESTER AND FOOTBAGO HAND IN HAND.

STUDENTS LIKESEMINOLE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLSENIOR DOMINIC WHO SAYS THEYCAN'T IMAGINE A SCHOOL YEARWITHOUT IT DOMINIC JANISZEWSKI05:25:36 ITFEELING TO SEE ME AND MYFRIENDS AND MY TEAMMATES FORUS NOT BEING ABLE TO PLAY,THATYEAR THATFORWARD TO WHEN WE GO BACK TOSCHOOL.

IN THE EYES OF THEFLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICASSOCIATION FALL SPORTS AREFAIR GAME BUT NOT FOR PALMBEACH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.DOMINIC 05:36:52 LAST YEAR WEMADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFSHOPEFULLY WEIT TO THE PLAYOFFS THIS YEARTOO BUT NOW IT DOESNLIKE WEANYWHERE BUT MORE THAN A SHOTAT A TROPHY, PLAYERS ARELOOKING FOR A CHANCE AT ACOLLEGE CAREER.

CHRIS 05:47:59SOME OF THE PARENTS WE FOUNDSAY THE HAVE A FLORIDA PREPAIDACCOUNT BUT WITHOUTSCHOLARSHIPS THEY FEAR THEYMAY BE KISSING HIGHEREDUCATION HOPES GOODBYE.CHRISTINE JANISZEWSKI/HIGHSCHOOL PARENT 05:34:29 A LOTOF THESE KIDS ESPECIALLY THOSETHAT DONCOLLEGE, THEY DEPEND ON THESESCHOLARSHIPS SUPERINTENDENTDOCTOR DONALD FENNOY SAIDEARLIER THIS WEEK - HE HEARSTHEIR CONCERNS AND HAS IDEASON THE TABLE.

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