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Tug of war over ROTC deal
City school board to review contract with Navy training program
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Gainesville High ROTC members perform a log drill as they group divides into two teams for an endurance competition Friday morning. Each team had to complete a course which included lifting a 25-pound ammo can repeatedly, flipping a large tire, carrying then dragging a 50-pound sea bag.
Gainesville Board of Education members will take some time next month to look over the contract the high school shares with the U.S. Navy for the junior ROTC program. The Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps was brought into Gainesville High School beginning in the 2008-09 school year. The main issue board members say they have with the contract is they have never seen it.