Slim but muscular, the 5ft 6ins Pope had her sights set on the cheerleading team of the college’s Redhawks football team and was already equipped with the determination and discipline that making the cut required. Pope was a fitness fanatic at 10, she has …
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Park Vista will open four new cheerleading spots after racism claims – Sun-Sentinel
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It will allow all girls who did not make the cheerleading team to audition for the four new spots, two of which will be on the varsity squad and two on the junior varsity. Whether it will settle the issue was unclear on Wednesday as the students and …
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Park Vista will open four new cheerleading spots after concerns about racism … – Palm Beach Post
It will allow all girls who did not make the cheerleading team to audition for the four new spots, two of which will be on the varsity squad and two on the junior varsity. Whether it will settle the issue was unclear Wednesday as the students and …
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Park Vista will open four new cheerleading spots after concerns about racism … – WPTV
A local school accused of discriminating against eight African Americans who tried out for the cheerleading squad has come up with a solution. Park Vista High’s cheerleading team was accused of discrimination after none of the eight girls made the team …
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Black cheerleaders allege racism – UPI.com
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PALM BEACH, Fla., June 17 (UPI) — Officials say they will look into allegations of racism by eight black women who said they were kept from their South Florida high school cheerleading squad. Palm Beach County School Board Superintendent Bill Malone …
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Black cheerleaders allege racism – Gamut News
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PALM BEACH, Fla., June 17 — Officials say they will look into allegations of racism by eight black women who said they were kept from their South Florida high school cheerleading squad. Palm Beach County School Board Superintendent Bill Malone heard …
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School officials promise to look into Park Vista High racism allegations – Orlando Sentinel
The board asked Malone to take immediate action concerning the claims that only white students were given spots on the school’s cheerleading squad during tryouts last month. The board said it also feared for the black students’ safety when they return …
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Spurned cheerleaders claim racism at Park Vista High – Sun-Sentinel
Eight black female students at Park Vista High on Wednesday claimed they did not make the school cheerleading squad because of a racist environment on the campus west of Boynton Beach. White students were chosen instead …
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