PODCAST- RI Soccer Association: Ban high school sports in Burrillville for a year

(Burrillville) The Rhode Island Soccer Association is calling on the Rhode Island Interscholastic League to ban all sports in Burrillville for a year in the aftermath of a race related incident at a girls volleyball game last month.

โ€œWe can find thereโ€™s been no conclusion, no resolution and no program taken on by the town of Burrillville to root out this type of problem,โ€ said David Borts, President of the Rhode Island Soccer Association to WPROโ€™s Gene Valicenti on Monday morning. The group is unhappy no public action has been taken by the schools against students involved.

Listen to โ€œRhode Island Soccer Association President David Borts 10-7-19โ€ on Spreaker.

Michael Sollitto, Burrillville Schools Superintendent, tells WPRO several students have been given unspecified discipline in the aftermath of the incident. A letter has also been sent home to all parents outlining the districtโ€™s steps to address issues of equity and diversity.

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