CRITICISM FROM PARENTS , GOVERNOR MARTINEZ AND THE STATE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BACKTRACKING ON GETTING RID OF MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS. THE DISTRICT ON WEDNESDAY ANNOUNCED IT WOULD KEEP THOSE ATHLETICS PROGRAMS GOING AND FIND ANOTHER WAY TO SAVE 600-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
BUT MID SCHOOL SPORTS AT ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL LOOK DIFFERENT. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, AND TRACK AND FIELD UNDER A PLAN DEVELOPED BY THE APS ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT.
