Jaffrey-Rindge School Board (New Hampshire) restores Conant sports with $1.16M in emergency funds

On Monday night, Jaffrey-Rindge school board members came together with a plan to keep high school athletics going at Conant High School

Conant High School (New Hampshire) has won 21 NHIAA state championships / Conant Athletics/X

Just one week after the Jaffrey-Rindge School Board (New Hampshire) acted on budget cuts mandated by election results by cutting athletic programs in the district, the athletic activities at Conant High School and others have been restored.

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New Hampshire school board votes to cut out sports at a state championship-winning high school

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According to a report by Keene Sentinel's Michael M. McMahon, Jaffrey-Rindge School Board members voted to use a $1.16-million emergency fund to save Conant's athletics along with universal access to pre-kindergarten as well.

Last week, voters approved a budget of $30,760,42, which was $3 million less than what the school board sought. In order to be in compliance with the lower budget, the school aboard announced it was forced to cut the athletic programs.

The Conant Orioles are not just some run-of-the-mill high school in the state of New Hampshire, as they features prominent basketball programs on both the boys and girls side. Between the two programs, since 1985, they have won a total of 21 state championships in basketball.

The emegency fund will also save the universal pre-K program in the district, but other programs and several staff positions were not restored.

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