This morning, South Hadley High School parents, players and families rallied to show their support around letting our boys play high school hockey. This past Thursday, the South Hadley School Committee made the decision to NOT allow our boys to play hockey this season. However, they did approve swimming and basketball - skills&drills.
As a point of reference, 11 surrounding towns have approved hockey for their high school students, who began their season on January 11th, and some have already played their first game of the season.
It is also important to note that many of these players have just completed their fall season consisting of 25-30 games, and now while their former teammates are allowed to play for their high schools, our boys have been shut down by a small group of School Committee members, who have banned our boys from playing.
My son, along with eight other seniors won’t get this opportunity again.
Although we got over 100 signatures in person earlier today, please show your support by signing this petition for an immediate injunction to force these committee members to alter their decision, to put it back on next Monday’s agenda and to right this wrong!!
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
January 24, 2021
January 23, 2021
Seeing this community unite so quickly confirms that the desire for these students to return to the ice is shared by many. The momentum gathering behind our request reflects a collective belief in fairness for these seniors.
Reached 100 supporters
January 23, 2021
January 22, 2021
Reaching our first hundred signatures will provide a necessary anchor for the argument we present to the committee. Please continue to bring attention to this request so that we might demonstrate the depth of our community resolve before the upcoming meeting.
January 21, 2021
Reaching five hundred signatures will demonstrate to the school committee that our community expects a fair reversal of their recent decision. Maintaining this momentum is necessary to ensure our proposal remains at the forefront of their minds before the upcoming meeting.
196 Comments
As a local youth coach, I can give first hand experience that with the mass hockey covid restrictions and how well the rinks are handling and enforcing the new rules. I understand being safe, but the mental harm of taking so much away from these kids is far worse than the covid risk.
Let the kids play. This makes no sense whatsoever if other team sports are allowed. Private schools have allowed their students to play right along giving their students an advantage over public school students when looking and competing for. College scholarships.
If they can play basketball then they should be able to play hockey. Hockey they have equipment on that they can clean after each game.They are wearing gloves and they will be wearing facemasks. They don't have that in basketball.
Sports to these guys mean the world, take that away from them and you’re doing nothing more than showing them how you don’t care while surrounding towns play on. Let the boys make some memories especially for those seniors on that team. That senior year is something special, don’t take that away from them.
Let these boys play hockey. My two boys have been playing since September w/zero negative issues. The most positive thing we can do for our kids, for mental and physical reasons, is let them participate in team sports. Travesty if this does not happen, especially for seniors.
let the boys play!
Swimming-basketball?? Why are they allowed and not hockey. Give these kids a break-they’ve lost enough!!
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This morning, South Hadley High School parents, players and families rallied to show their support around letting our boys play high school hockey. This past Thursday, the South Hadley School Committee made the decision to NOT allow our boys to play hockey this season. However, they did approve swimming and basketball - skills&drills.
As a point of reference, 11 surrounding towns have approved hockey for their high school students, who began their season on January 11th, and some have already played their first game of the season.
It is also important to note that many of these players have just completed their fall season consisting of 25-30 games, and now while their former teammates are allowed to play for their high schools, our boys have been shut down by a small group of School Committee members, who have banned our boys from playing.
My son, along with eight other seniors won’t get this opportunity again.
Although we got over 100 signatures in person earlier today, please show your support by signing this petition for an immediate injunction to force these committee members to alter their decision, to put it back on next Monday’s agenda and to right this wrong!!
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
January 24, 2021
January 23, 2021
Seeing this community unite so quickly confirms that the desire for these students to return to the ice is shared by many. The momentum gathering behind our request reflects a collective belief in fairness for these seniors.
Reached 100 supporters
January 23, 2021
January 22, 2021
Reaching our first hundred signatures will provide a necessary anchor for the argument we present to the committee. Please continue to bring attention to this request so that we might demonstrate the depth of our community resolve before the upcoming meeting.
January 21, 2021
Reaching five hundred signatures will demonstrate to the school committee that our community expects a fair reversal of their recent decision. Maintaining this momentum is necessary to ensure our proposal remains at the forefront of their minds before the upcoming meeting.
196 Comments
The protocols that are in place work. I am a hockey referee on the weekends and I can assure you that all the teams are abiding by the rules. Let’s these student athletes play...
As a local youth coach, I can give first hand experience that with the mass hockey covid restrictions and how well the rinks are handling and enforcing the new rules. I understand being safe, but the mental harm of taking so much away from these kids is far worse than the covid risk.
Let the kids play. This makes no sense whatsoever if other team sports are allowed. Private schools have allowed their students to play right along giving their students an advantage over public school students when looking and competing for. College scholarships.
If they can play basketball then they should be able to play hockey. Hockey they have equipment on that they can clean after each game.They are wearing gloves and they will be wearing facemasks. They don't have that in basketball.
Sports to these guys mean the world, take that away from them and you’re doing nothing more than showing them how you don’t care while surrounding towns play on. Let the boys make some memories especially for those seniors on that team. That senior year is something special, don’t take that away from them.
Let these boys play hockey. My two boys have been playing since September w/zero negative issues. The most positive thing we can do for our kids, for mental and physical reasons, is let them participate in team sports. Travesty if this does not happen, especially for seniors.
let the boys play!
Swimming-basketball?? Why are they allowed and not hockey. Give these kids a break-they’ve lost enough!!
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The protocols that are in place work. I am a hockey referee on the weekends and I can assure you that all the teams are abiding by the rules. Let’s these student athletes play...