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American Preparatory Academy’s quest to become a part of the NIAA

A Las Vegas charter school, American Preparatory Academy, is on a quest to become a part of the NIAA. They “slow-rolled” their athletics program to put all the right pieces in place and are led by a coach whose past is embroiled in controversy, Dave Bliss.

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