A federal judge ruled Wednesday against a father seeking an injunction to allow a Deering High student to play varsity baseball. Howard Yee had filed a lawsuit seeking a temporary restraining order to allow his son to attempt to make the varsity team at Deering. The lawsuit claimed that Yee and his son, Princehoward Yee, […]
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Father says he felt assured his son could play varsity baseball at Deering High
The father suing the Portland Public Schools in federal court says he never fully understood that his son could be ruled ineligible for varsity baseball after he was enrolled at Deering High School earlier this year. “My son was assured that as long as he maintained attendance levels and had a sufficiently high GPA and […]
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Deering principal was convinced that student was attending school primarily to play baseball
Deering High School’s principal says he denied varsity eligibility for a baseball player living in Falmouth because he “sincerely” believed the student transferred to the school “primarily for athletic purposes.” Documents filed in U.S. District Court Thursday outline why Deering Principal Gregg Palmer denied sophomore Princehoward Yee a transfer waiver for varsity eligibility after the […]
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Father sues Deering High principal over decision not to let his son play baseball
The father of a Deering High School sophomore has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the school’s principal has arbitrarily denied his son “the right to play varsity baseball.” The lawsuit states that Princehoward Yee, a resident of Falmouth who had been home-schooled, enrolled as a full-time student at Deering on Jan. 25 believing that […]