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Students Protest Westford Decision To Cancel Basketball, Hockey
Westford Academy students rallied Monday to protest last week's school committee decision to cancel the season amid pandemic.
WESTFORD, MA —Westford Academy student athletes rallied Monday on the Town Common to protest last week's school committee decision to cancel the Basketball and Hockey season for the school year, the WestfordCAT News reported.
Westford's School Committee voted 4-3 to cancel both seasons amid a second surge in coronavirus cases and as the town's coronavirus risk level rose to "high" first time.
As of Dec. 15, some 493 people in Westford had tested positive for the virus, according to the town.
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