Controversial Cheerleading Trip Sparks Policy Revision

The decision to allow the varsity cheerleaders at Hempstead High School in Dubuque, Iowa, to attend the National High School Cheerleading Championship in Orlando, Fla., next month will be punctuated with a district-wide policy revision regarding extended domestic and foreign student trips.

Earlier this month, Larie Godinez, superintendent of the Dubuque Community School District, vetoed the trip because the team didn't follow the district's policy on group travel. Godinez told reporters that the 17-member squad started collecting money for the trip before district officials approved the action, and the cheer competition isn't state sanctioned. After a series of school board meetings - some of them heated and with police presence - Godinez on Thursday officially approved the cheer team's request to attend the competition Feb. 12-13 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

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