A Fairfax County high school football team has withdrawn from further postseason play amid allegations that it violated Virginia High School League rules.
A Fairfax County high school football team has withdrawn from further postseason play amid allegations that it violated Virginia High School League rules.
In a statement Monday, Superintendent Michelle Reid said Hayfield Secondary School “announced the difficult decision to withdraw the football team from further postseason play.”
The school’s football team has been entangled in a controversy over recruitment efforts for months.
“I have asked Tom Horn, Executive Director, Activities and Student Athletics, to work with VHSL to take any and all appropriate next steps,” Reid wrote.
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