Park-Based High School Football Turf Deemed Unsafe for New Season

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Portland (Ore.) Public Schools and Portland Parks & Recreation officials announced over the weekend that the Grant field — located in Grant Park, adjacent to the high school campus — is not safe to play on.

An outside contractor gave the 10-year-old synthetic turf field a failing grade for organized sports use, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting, citing a press release the Portland parks department sent Saturday evening. The same evening, Grant High School principal James McGee emailed parents about the closure, saying, “we will not be able to use the Grant Bowl for our fall sports.”

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