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High School Sports Participation Lowers Major Crime and Suspensions

Several young athletes race around a track. Image credit: flickr.com user EaglebrookSchool
 
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2012.  If high school administrators want to create a positive environment, they should encourage students to participate in sports.

When high schools have strong interscholastic sports participation rates, they report lower levels of major crime and fewer suspensions, according to a new University of Michigan study.

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The research includes violent behavior and attempted rape among major crimes, and suspensions involving five or more days out of school.

“Sport participation opportunities…

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