Burlington City’s fall sports programs have been sidelined for the fall season.
The decision was made official on Monday night when the Burlington City Board of Education declined to approve coaching stipends for the school’s football, field hockey, cheerleading and boys and girls soccer coaches in a story first reported by the Burlington County Times. In addition, the honorariums will not be granted to the director of it’s national champion marching band or to its Color Guard director. Board members cited COVID-19 concerns as the reason for shutting down sports.
Despite pleas from multiple girls soccer players and members of the band and cheer teams during Board meeting held over Zoom, the motion to approve stipends received only five votes from the board. Six were needed for approval amongst the group of nine voters.
With the decision, Burlington City becomes the third school in the county to opt out of fall sports, joining Medford Tech and Westampton Tech. It also becomes the 11th school state-wide to cancel the fall season.
“Sometimes we have to make decisions that affect our own children, or the majority of children,” board member Crystal Mettrock told the Burlington County Times. Mettrock was one of four to vote against approval of the stipends. “And while it might not be the popular choice, it’s the choice that we make as a board and go forward with.”
Another board member who voted against the approval, Maxcine Borden-Hendricks, cited news of other local schools being closed due to positive COVID-19 tests.
On Monday, it was announced that Lenape, who’s football program is ranked No. 3 in the NJ.com Top 20, would be shut down for 14 days due to a pair of positive tests. Lenape’s Oct. 2 opener against Cherokee has been postponed.
The Delran football team also halted practices, but is set to resume on Sept. 29.
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Jason Bernstein may be reached at jbernstein@njadvancemedia.com.
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