UPDATE: THE DISTRICT HAS REAFFIRMED ITS DECISION — WE’RE NOT DONE!

Sweetwater Union High School District has now completed its review of Metro Conference roller hockey and reaffirmed its recommendation to discontinue the program beginning with the 2026–27 season.

The District cites declining regional participation, fewer participating schools, operating outside CIF, limited referee availability, declining enrollment, and facility/resource concerns.

We respectfully disagree that the discussion should end there.

Important questions still remain about the actual annual cost of the program, the savings expected from eliminating it, the condition and repair cost of the roller hockey facility, how much of the participation decline reflects other districts leaving, and what alternatives were considered before discontinuation.

We have formally requested that Metro Conference roller hockey be placed on a future Sweetwater Board of Trustees agenda under Board Bylaw 9322. That request is currently under review.

Our next step is Monday.

📅 Monday, November 9  
🕕 6:00 PM  
📍 SUHSD Board Room  
1130 Fifth Avenue, Chula Vista

We plan to address the Board during public comment.

You do NOT have to speak to help.

If you are a student, parent, coach, alumnus, former player or community supporter, simply being in the room matters.

Please continue sharing this petition and, if you can, join us Monday night.

More than 1,300 people have already asked the District to pause this decision and publicly examine the facts and alternatives.

We’re continuing to ask for exactly that.

Thank you for standing with these students.

— Save Sweetwater Roller Hockey