Public High School Students at City Hall to Celebrate Unanimous Passage of Sports Equity Legislation

Student activists and leaders in the Fair Play coalition gathered at City Hall today to speak with media and greet Council Members today to thank them for meeting during the Fair Play Lobby Day to discuss the serious disparities in access to Public School Athletic League Sports, and urging them to vote for Intro 242-B and Reso 1010-A, legislation designed to shed light on the serious inequities in access to high school sports teams for Black and Latino youth. The bill passed unanimously by a 47-0 vote.

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