McKeesport Area School District superintendent does not agree with the partnership ending between his school district and the Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation

(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE -This photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, shows a Dick’s Sporting Goods sign at a store in Miami. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Mckeesport, PA) The Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation and the McKeesport Area School District ended a partnership recently and the superintendent of the school district wants them to reconsider. According to a letter from Superintendent Don MacFann, since taking the job to lead the district, he’s prioritized strengthening the partnership between the two organizations. The Dick’s Sporting Goods foundation blamed district leadership and the school board for the partnership ending.