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| | High Risk - The Boston Globe |
 | | "Cheerleading has been increasing in popularity over the last 20 years, and it really is due to the increased level of athleticism," says Lisa Moskow, the regional safety certifier for the American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Advisors, a nationwide cheerleading safety organization. |
 | | Instead, in 1997, cheerleading became the purview of the Massachusetts Secondary Schools Administrators Association, the professional organization for high school principals that oversees non-athletic clubs like debate team and student government and which treats cheerleading like a student activity, not a sport. |
 | | Since high school cheerleading in this state is not governed by the MIAA, it is not subject to the oversight of the National Federation of High School Associations, which writes all the rules for athletics nationwide and has set some for cheerleading. |
| www.boston.com /news/globe/magazine/articles/2006/01/08/high_risk (3125 words) |
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