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NCAA bars credits from 2 area schools.(Philadelphia Christian Academy and Celestial Prep. Lennon)

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| June 08, 2006 | Parent, Rob; McLane, Jeff | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Philadelphia Inquirer. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Rob Parent and Jeff McLane

Jun. 8--Just because two Philadelphia prep schools deemed academically unworthy by the NCAA once employed Lutheran Christian Academy's Darryl Schofield as a basketball coach, he doesn't see it as anything to get fired up about.

"It's just the preliminary list, that's all it is," Schofield said yesterday, after the release of a list citing 15 prep schools whose accreditations had been nullified by the NCAA.

Students from those schools seeking college admission could find their credits from this school year invalidated.

According to Kevin C. Lennon, the NCAA's vice president of membership services, any affected students can apply for a waiver…

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