New York parents demand rival district schools be left off sports schedules due to alleged race issues: report

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Parents from a Long Island, New York, high school are advocating that games against a rival school district never be scheduled again due to alleged race issues. 

The Elmont High School’s Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA), as well as the school’s Dad’s Club, held a town hall with Nassau County sports Section VIII officials to discuss what parents are calling a "long history of racist behavior" from the Bellmore-Merrick School District, according to The New York Post.

Also present at the town hall were representatives from the Sewanhaka School District, which Elmont High School is under, and the Bellmore-Merrick district.

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A girls varsity basketball game on Feb. 7 between Elmont High School and Kennedy High School was the tipping point. (Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Lynette Battle, who serves on the Sewanhaka board of trustees, while also being the former president of the PTSA, called the situation the "definition of insanity," alleging that it is a recurring situation.

"Something different has to be done," Battle added. "And someone needs to be courageous enough to stand on business."

The racial incidents allegedly spanned years, but one in particular caused a large stir leading up to the meeting. It was a girls varsity basketball game on Feb. 7 between Elmont and Kennedy High School, which is in the Bellmore-Merrick school district, that was the tipping point. 

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