A Victoria High School parent is taking the Greater Victoria School District to court in an effort to bring a long-awaited new playing field to students.
The legal challenge is over an alleged improper land transfer at Vic High, which halted decades of work to bring a new competitive athletic track to the school as the propertyThe new sports field being built at the school includes a soccer field, beach volleyball courts and a walking track.
That falls short of the original plan, however, which included a rugby pitch and an eight-lane track.an affordable housing projectThe legal challenge was launched by Brit Forsyth, a parent and supporter of the Friends of Vic High group, which has been working for the past few years to get the district to reverse the land transfer and build the track.
"All that athletics is super important," he said. "It's where they also learn a lot of foundations about life, in terms of teamwork and commitment and passion. So it's super important."
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