MANSFIELD — The superintendents from Mansfield Senior and Ashland City School Districts issued a joint letter dated Monday, Oct. 15 in connection with incidents surrounding the Oct. 5 football game between the Tygers and Arrows at Community Stadium.
Both superintendents said no other comment would be forthcoming, according to Mansfield Schools spokesman Larry Gibbs. The letter reads as follows:
To Our Communities:
Recently a meeting was held by representatives of both school districts to discuss the events that took place on Friday, Oct. 5 at Community Stadium in Ashland, and how both communities and the Ohio Cardinal Conference could move forward.
We resolved from this meeting the following:
— We need to compete on the field during athletic contests and work together as league members to assure our student athletes are contributing members of their communities, both on and off the field.
— Both districts are committed to improving our students’ cultural sensitivity.
— The Ohio Cardinal Conference league is educating each district’s coaching staff on all aspects of cultural sensitivity.
— Both sides agreed as we move forward that communication is the key to our success.
— We agree that when someone is offended we will listen and address their concerns in a timely manner.
— The Ashland City School District will work with Mr. Warren Jones and Mansfield City School District will continue to use Significance, LLC to assist and coordinate cultural diversity and sensitivity training for school employees and students.
Mr. Douglas J. Marrah
Superintendent
Ashland City Schools
Mr. Brian Garverick
Superintendent
Mansfield City Schools
