You say dad is a teacher/coach. Would he be coaching the kid if he went to dad's school? If so, maybe neither of them wanted that. If the kid all ready goes to another high school and everything has been cleared through the KHSAA, good luck to the kid and his team.

I think one school was already given up with the statement of he now attending state champion team.:lol:

Thanks, wanted to clarify. So is this school, in the same District of the one he had been attending through his 8th grade year.

 

Yes, the high school that he is attending this year is in the same district as the grade school he was attending, but I think he has only been going to school in that distict a couple of years, it's not like has been there since the 1st grade.

What about a superintendent who lived in one district, worked in another district and sent is son to play basketball to a completely different school district. I will let everyone guess who that might have been..lol

Then perhaps this teacher could follow their son to the other school district thus opening up a job for someone who cares about the other kids.

 

PLease:rolleyes:

I know of a kid whose mother works at McDonalds and I saw the kid eating at Burger King????

Who cares leave them alone! A move like this will allow the student/athlete to enjoy high school without seeing dad everyday in the hall breathing down his neck!

I understand what everyone on here is saying about loyalities but your work is totally seperate from your family or at least I was always taught that way. I think that in the long run the decisions are really no one elses concern but the parents and the kids. What is good for this particular child may not be for another one. I know a teacher that taught and retired from one school system. She had 6 kids 3 went to the county she taught in while 3 others went to another county. It just all depends on the kids and what the parents may think are the best. I work in a hospital and not all of us see the same doctors that we work with on a daily basis.

I don't understand some of the scenarios listed, because I am under the presumption that if if you live in a district and are employed there, how can you send your child to a different school? Do they have open enrollment or do they pay tuition?

 

State money being released under reciprocal agreement, maybe?:confused: I have a friend whose kids go to the another county. She doesn't know from year to year whether the funds will be released or if she will have to pay tuition.

Well said wildcat38!!!!!!!!!!!

I understand what everyone on here is saying about loyalities but your work is totally seperate from your family or at least I was always taught that way. I think that in the long run the decisions are really no one elses concern but the parents and the kids. What is good for this particular child may not be for another one. I know a teacher that taught and retired from one school system. She had 6 kids 3 went to the county she taught in while 3 others went to another county. It just all depends on the kids and what the parents may think are the best. I work in a hospital and not all of us see the same doctors that we work with on a daily basis.

 

VERY GOOD POST! :thumb::thumb:

 

So was yours happymeal. :thumb::thumb:

Playing against that higher talent level in practice everyday will help the kid for 2 years, than playing on a team where he would be in the top 5 players in the school as a freshman and probably not get much better. Sometimes it's better to work on your game with some other great players and develop your skills before you get to the varsity level. But it's all in what you want for your kid. If starting 4 years in a sub par school program is good for you, let them go there, if you want more for them then send them to the big school and see what happens.

 

Good point. I'm sure the kid will get some time on the freshman team. While you may feel disappointed and even offended that a teacher chooses to send his/her child to a different school, you can't blame someone for trying to do what is best for their child even if you disagree about what is best.

Let's say that the student/athlete comes back after 2-3 years, then what do you do as a coach after they left you once. Just wanting everybody's thoughts. To me it would tough, glad I am not in that situation.

I would hope that a coach would have enough integrity that he treats each season/team individually and handles the kids that he is dealt. The kid didn't make the decisions, the parents had final say on that one. Not to mention that rosters change each and every season from attrition, graduation, players who have recently come out or quit. So, the team is continuously changing, hopefully a coach wouldn't prejudice a kid because of circumstances beyond his control. But I'm quite sure it happens.

As stated before, maybe the teacher/coach PARENT is doing what they see as best for THEIR child? Maybe the teacher/coach/PARENT is letting HIS child decide what school they would like to attend. Just because a parent is at a school, it doesn't give that school the "rights" to the employees kids.

 

Sounds like this parent is just trying to enhance their child's chances at winning. If academics have nothing to do with it then the child isn't being hurt or deprived of a better education, so no harm done there. If the child chose to go there (for the reason of basketball or not) or the parents encouraged them to go there (for any reason) and they left with a positive attitude then I see nothing wrong.But if the child was made to go without the desire to go then I see more injustice done to that child than anything.

 

More factors also need to be included. Does that family live close or have family in other school/county? Example: The child may have friend/family in the other school that he was better friends with that anyone in his previous school.

Let's say that the student/athlete comes back after 2-3 years, then what do you do as a coach after they left you once. Just wanting everybody's thoughts. To me it would tough, glad I am not in that situation.

 

Had this situation in high school. Two players going head to head in practice and one is getting upset because the other is getting the best of him.Best two players on the team. Player B forgets basketball and just wants to fight Player A. Player A understands its just two competitors going hard and getting better but stands his own ground. Coach steps in and tells Player B to calm down and then he can't be doing that in a game. Player B smarts off to the coach and won't shut up, walks out of gym and then transfers next week to another school. Student B plays for other school and team doesnt do so well. The original team flourishes after the "bad attitude" left. Starting of next year player B wants to transfer back. Coach has team vote, all vote NO.