Bridgeport abandons pass to play school policy

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The city of Bridgeport will no longer require high school students maintain a 2.6 grade-point average in core classes in order to play on school athletic teams.

The Connecticut Post reports that many students and coaches lobbied for the change, saying the policy, meant to motivate students to study, instead led many to quit sports or drop out of school.

The school board has approved a new policy that will require student-athletes to enter a tutoring program if they fall below a 2.4 grade-point average in the core subjects of English, math, social studies and science.

The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference requires students pass any four courses in the preceding year to remain eligible for athletics.

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Information from: Connecticut Post