{"id":6681,"date":"2013-07-25T14:23:59","date_gmt":"2013-07-25T18:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=6681"},"modified":"2013-07-25T15:30:42","modified_gmt":"2013-07-25T19:30:42","slug":"coatesvilles-afjrotc-program-cancelled-for-2013-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=6681","title":{"rendered":"Air Force Junior ROTC program cancelled for 2013-2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><em><strong>Coatesville district&#8217;s lack of funding causes Air Force to withdraw support<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">By Kyle Carrozza<span style=\"font-size: small;\">,<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Staff Writer, The Times<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/CASD-pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6692 alignright\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" alt=\"CASD pic\" src=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/CASD-pic.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"292\" \/><\/a>CALN \u2013 Coatesville Area High School\u2019s Air Force Junior ROTC program will be cancelled for the 2013-2014 school year.<\/p>\n<p>The Air Force decided to cancel the program at the school because the school district could not commit to a two-year position for the instructors.<\/p>\n<p>The decision comes after the district said earlier this summer that the ROTC would have to find its own funding for the second year in a row. While the school board showed support for the program, they could not find room in the budget for expenses.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Friends of PA-771, a parent-run organization created raise funds, said that they will look to implement an ROTC club for the coming year, but it will not have the same field trip opportunities or curriculum as the fully-funded program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re [the students] very sad, and some of them are not optimistic that we\u2019ll be able to do it, but I\u2019ve always said failure\u2019s not an option,\u201d said Friends of PA-771 President Safiya Edwards.<\/p>\n<p>Edwards also said that they will try to get the program reinstated for the 2014-2015 school year. The Air Force said that they are willing to waive the mandatory 5-year waiting period that most closed programs have to go through.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to talk to the school board and try to get it in the budget, but we\u2019re also going to try to raise sufficient funds to instill a grant,\u201d said Edwards.<\/p>\n<p>The ROTC has provided multiple services for the community and school district, such as participating in Back to School Night and DARE presentations.<\/p>\n<p>Superintendent Richard Como and School Board President J. Neil Campbell declined comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coatesville district&#8217;s lack of funding causes Air Force to withdraw support By Kyle Carrozza,\u00a0Staff Writer, The Times CALN \u2013 Coatesville Area High School\u2019s Air Force Junior ROTC program will be cancelled for the 2013-2014 school year. 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