Burrillville School Urged To Reconsider Appeal Of Athletic Probation

(Burrillville, RI)--The Burrillville Town Council is urging the town's school committee to appeal a penalty on its sports teams.The Rhode Island Interscholastic League placed the high school's athletics program on probation for one year after allegations of racial taunts at a girls' volleyball game in September.The town council said the reputation of Burrillville and its school district have been tarnished by false allegations, noting the state investigation concluded there were no racist words overheard by any officials in that game.


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