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Tucson-area parents say they want county to allow students to play four more games during fall sports season

Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
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Tucson-area parents say they want county to allow students to play four more games during fall sports season
Tucson-area parents say they want county to allow students to play four more games during fall sports season

Some Tucson-area parents say they want the county and schools to reconsider their decision to end the sports during the fall season.

THIS IS THE LIST OF PRECAUTIONSSTUDENTS WHO PLAYED FOOTBALLAT MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOLHAD TO TAKE IN ORDER TO TAKEPART IN THE SPORT NAT11:48-11:50 - "THESE ARE ALLTHE THINGS THESE KIDS HAD TOFOLLOW." PAULA WALTON'S SON ISA SENIOR WHO PLAYED FOOTBALLAT THE HIGH SCHOOL 1:13-1:20 -"FOOTBALL HAS BEEN HUGE FORHIM AND HIS DREAM HAS ALWAYSBEEN TO PLAY COLLEGE BALL."LIKE OTHER MOTHER'S WE SPOKETO - SHE'S UPSET BY THEDECISION TO CEASE FALL SPORTS1:57-2:07 - "NOW THAT IT'SBEEN CANCELLED ITS BACK TOSAD, HOPELESSNESS, BASICALLYIS HOW HE'S BEEN FEELING."OTHER PARENTS WE SPOKE TO -WHO CHOSE TO NOT BE ON CAMERA- SAID WHILE THEY WERE SADTHEIR CHILDREN WOULDN'T BECONTINUING TO PLAY FALLSPORTS, THEY UNDERSTOOD THEDECISION, AND SUPPORTED ITTHIS WEEK - PIMA COUNTY TOOKTHE RECOMMENDATION OF ENDINGFALL SPORTS FURTHER -CANCELLING SPORTS TOURNAMENTS,LEAGUES, AND TEAMS AT KINOSPORTS COMPLEX.

AS FAR ASWALTON - SHE SAYS SHE WANTSMORE CONVERSATIONS WITH THECOUNTY AND IS ASKING THEYALLOW STUDENTS TAKING PART INFALL SPORTS TO PLAY FOUR MOREGAMES VERONICA ACOSTA KGUNNINE ON YOUR SIDETHE CAPITOL SAYS ANOTHER

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