Students Decry District's Physical Maturity Test

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The Skaneateles (N.Y.) Central School District Board of Education drew a full house to its meeting Tuesday and heard testimony for two girls questioning a district athletic policy put in place since last summer to determine if middle school students are physically mature enough to compete in sports at the high school level.

According to The Citizen of Auburn, N.Y., four students were recently determined to not have reached the physical maturity requirements of junior varsity lacrosse by Gail Keenen, the district medical examiner and a family practitioner. Twenty people spoke at the meeting during two comment periods.

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