WEST BURLINGTON, IOWA (AP) -- UPDATED: January 11 at 6:40 a.m.
Basketball Players from Southeastern Community College are packing up and leaving after losing their scholarships.
Read more on Tri-State Public radio website.
You'll recall the college forfeited their season recently after 10 players were suspended for violating school and team policies.
An official reason has not been released.
According to Tri-States Public Radio, school officials say coaches and staff have helped the dismissed players find other schools to attend, despite the suspensions.
The Vice President for Student Services says the students would not be allowed to be on campus to take a class because of the penalties handed down.
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ORIGINAL STORY: January 5
Southeastern Community College officials aren't commenting on a decision to forfeit the rest of the men's basketball season after 10 players were kicked off the team amid questions about a campus burglary.
Click here for the school's official press release on the issue.
The Hawk Eye in Burlington citing a dispatch report, says a police officer was sent to the school late on Dec. 16 after assistant coach Brian Turner reported a break-in at a bookstore. That night, the SCC men's team won a home game against Black Hawk College.
The newspaper says the officer was told the burglary would be handled internally, and no incident report was logged.
When SCC President Beverly Simone was asked about the burglary, she told the Hawk Eye the school hasn't reported a burglary. She referred to the players' dismissal and declined further comment.
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