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Anchorage parents, students react to potential sports cuts amid ASD budget snag
- ASD weighs near-term cuts to middle and high school sports amid a $90 million deficit, with programs like tennis and hockey at risk.
- The district cites inflation and depleted reserves as key reasons continuing current service levels is not sustainable.
- Not all proposed cuts are final; none will be decided until the ASD budget is approved.
- The Anchorage School Board will hold a two-hour work session before its meeting for public comment.
- The cuts under consideration cover a wide range of sports across multiple schools.
- Parents and students express strong concern that sports participation drives academic motivation.
- Some students hope to preserve sports programs that are critical to their social life and development.
- Football appears excluded from immediate cuts, but overall programs face pressure.
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