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UPDATE: Sudanese Students Can Play for Mooseheart, But IHSA Puts School on Probation
"The students were taken advantage of by A-Hope Foundation," an IHSA official said. Here's more info.
An Illinois High School Association hearing ended Monday with a bittersweet victory for Mooseheart and its four South Sudanese students. The ISHA Board ruled that the Sudanese students could indeed play sports at Mooseheart Child City and School, overturning an initial decision that would have ended their high-school sports careers. Board members also decided to place Mooseheart on probation immediately. The school will be ineligible to participate in the 2013 IHSA Basketball playoffs pending completion of an admissions review and other conditions. "The Board having considered all the evidence, finds 1.) The investigation by Associate Executive Director Kurt Gibson to be complete and appropriate and 2.) The students were taken advantage of…
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