Cheerleading Squads Won’t Be Disbanded

Santa Clarita school officials announced Monday they will retain cheerleading squads at Canyon High School instead of disbanding them after a dispute over picking head cheerleaders led to death threats against a vice principal.

But the William S. Hart School District Board also formalized procedures for the selection of head cheerleaders, admonishing parents and students to accept the changes peacefully and put the dispute to rest.

In addition, the district offered a $4,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the man who telephoned Canyon High Vice Principal Dennis Thompson and threatened him and his family.