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Associated Press - November 18, 2009 9:04 AM ET
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Protesters have been unable to change the decision to stop fielding football teams at three Indianapolis high schools.
More than a dozen people asked the Indianapolis Public Schools board Tuesday night to stop the district superintendent from canceling football at Manual, Marshall and Washington high schools.
Superintendent Eugene White says those schools had too few students choosing to play, resulting in teams that weren't competitive.
Parent Loren Sprowl said the decision sends a bad message and will hurt morale among students at the schools.
White said the three schools had been given extra resources over the last five years to improve turnout for football.
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