>From APP
"The majority of students want to attend the funeral Saturday,"
McDavid said. "Because of the high number of attendance at the
funeral on Saturday, and the fact that Asbury does not have lights
at the football field, Barnegat has been gracious enough to offer
their facility on Friday night to help accommodate and ease a
difficult situation."
But in a release distributed Wednesday, Barnegat officials said
potential discomfort or tension could arise at a Saturday game here
because Pugh's memorial service was set for the same day.
Following the shooting, Barnegat officials had contacted McDavid and
Asbury Park Athletic Director Ronald Standridge to offer condolences
and express their reservations, the statement said.
"At the time, Ms. McDavid felt there was no good reason why our kids
shouldn't play at Asbury Park," Barnegat Superintendent Thomas C.
McMahon said in the statement. "But we felt and still do feel
differently, as do many of our parents."
In the release, McMahon cited concerns with holding the game here
Saturday.
"The school was closed two days last week for a reason. I am sure
there are still some very raw feelings there," he said in the
release.
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