Interesting story re: FRC1432 in Portland, OR's loss of school system support.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Coach,
It is our firm hope that your program can go on. Good luck to you in the future.

To those others who are still unsettled about the role of the schools in First activities, I must point out that all school districts are different. Their administrations, school boards, staff and even the insurance regulations placed on them by their providers will make their situation different than your own. And I might add it will vary from year to year and administrator to administrator. While this particular school/district/administration has decided to abandon it's First team for now, they may very well see the benefit of that program at some time in the future. Advice given to me a long time ago by one of my mentors seems to apply here. "Never burn your bridges!"