Cheerleader: School Won't Let Wheelchair on Turf Field

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A Missouri school district is disputing that it is preventing a cheerleader from participating due to the concern that her wheelchair might damage the turf football field.

According to WDAF-TV in Kansas City, 18-year-old Lacy Kiper, who was born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type 5, is in her second year cheering at Truman High School in Independence. Her family says that the school district is preventing her from going on the field with the rest of the cheerleaders.

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