School Defends Mask Decision That Led to Forfeit

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Portsmouth Christian Academy, a New Hampshire private school, is defending its decision to not require its boys varsity soccer team to wear masks while competing against Newmarket High School — a decision that caused Newmarket to forfeit a tournament game.

The Union Leader Correspondent reports that Newmarket required its players to wear masks, and had secured agreement from scheduled opponents to also require masked play. On Monday, however, PCA and Newmarket were set to face off in a Division IV tournament game, one for which Newmarket hadn’t received a prior agreement for masked competition. 

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