US EditionSports resume at schools for military families after a disruption caused by the government shutdown
Senator McConnell's intervention led to the swift resumption of extracurriculars, benefiting military family students at Fort Campbell, Fort Knox, and Lejeune schools.
- On Tuesday, extracurricular activities resumed at schools for military families, restoring football, soccer and volleyball at Fort Campbell High School and Fort Knox High School after a pause tied to the federal government shutdown.
- Last week, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell wrote to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asking that athletics and extracurriculars proceed despite the shutdown, and within days his request was granted.
- Fort Campbell High School's girls volleyball team stayed on course for a banner season, returning to play Tuesday despite missing a week of practice, parents said.
- DoDEA said it received instructions from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to treat extracurriculars as `excepted activities`, and McConnell welcomed the reprieve, saying `Our servicemembers and their children shouldn’t pay the price for Washington’s failure to fund the government.`
- The shutdown disrupted more than athletics, halting programs like Lejeune High School Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, and parents like Antonia Kruse said allowing sports to continue was huge for military families.
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Marine Corps Times
Sports resume for military children after shutdown led to disruption
Extracurricular activities have resumed at schools for military families after a pause tied to the federal government shutdown halted sports and other school-related pursuits for several days.For students at places like Fort Campbell and Fort Knox high schools, it means touchdowns, soccer goals and volleyball digs are back, as their schools were untangled from shutdown politics.“Allowing the sports to continue is just a small thing to some peopl…
Sports Resume at Schools for Military Families After a Disruption Caused by the Government Shutdown
Extracurricular activities have resumed at schools for military families after a pause tied to the federal government shutdown halted sports and other school-related pursuits for several days.
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Sports resume at schools for military families after a disruption caused by the government shutdown
Extracurricular activities have resumed at schools for military families. The activities were paused for several days because of the federal government shutdown.
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