An Ishpeming family has taken on a longtime issue in Michigan high school sports rules; that of allowing special needs students to play past the typical eligibility age. The latest development is state Senate action.
Excerpt: Eric Dompierre had them even before hello.
Eric and his parents -- Jill and Dean -- traveled some seven hours from their home in Ishpeming in the Upper Peninsula to the state Capitol to testify today before Michigan’s Senate Education Committee in support of senate Resolution 145, which passed, 4-0.
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Source: Detroit Free Press
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