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Air Academy cites coaching shortage in canceling Friday homecoming game

Air Academy High School canceled its Friday homecoming football game against Lutheran High School, saying it did not have enough coaches. The decision came after cheerleaders alleged they faced racist remarks and were blocked from passing a student section at a Sept. 24 game in Parker.

Air Academy cites coaching shortage in canceling Friday homecoming game
Air Academy High School has canceled its homecoming football game against Lutheran High School, scheduled for Friday, Oct. 9, saying it does not have enough coaches to play. The school gave the staffing shortage as the reason in a news release and posted the cancellation on its website. The announcement followed allegations by Colorado Springs cheerleaders that students harassed them during a Sept. 24 football game at Lutheran High in Parker. The cheerleaders said they were subjected to racist remarks and prevented from passing through Lutheran’s student section. The allegations had been reported earlier in the week. The available information does not establish that the allegations prompted Air Academy’s cancellation; the school cited its lack of coaches.

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