Middle school athletes hope for permission to travel

Floyd Dryden Middle School seventh-graders Jake Sleppy, left, Cael Brown, and Blake Plummer in the Floyd Dryden principal’s office on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. (Photo by Quinton Chandler/KTOO)
Some Juneau middle school athletes are hoping that a recent change in policy will let them compete outside of Juneau.
The Juneau School District hasn’t allowed middle school athletes to leave Juneau for school-sponsored sports events over the last three years.
The school board changed