Sat. May 4th, 2024
Foothill Gym Owner Brian Whelan and his wife Jennifer Whelan. The two are professional body builders. Credit Courtesy Brian Whelan

“The school board effectively ruled out any outside activities this summer at Monrovia High School Wednesday, sealing the fate of a body building competition that organizers said was barred because an official didn’t want “scantily clad women” associated with the school.

After a resident asked that the issue be placed on the agenda, the Monrovia Unified School Board of Education discussed the decision made by Superintendent Linda Wagner to reject the West Coast Classic Bodybuilding and Figure contest’s application to use the school’s auditorium for the competition.”

Full article filed today at Monrovia Patch