Quiet...

[PepRock01]

It is soooo quiet in here lately. Kind of strange to see.

[Alabama Larry]

Its May. :idunno:

[GoBigRed]

I think a lot of us are just tired of the whole public/private debate.

[tdyballgame]

I have a question for you or anybody that would know. Can a Alum of a private school pay for another kids(not his own) tuition or does he have to donate it to the school and then the school put it in their general tuition fund. Lets say this happened and it's not allowed by the KHSAA. What would the penalties be? Would the school be penalized and/or the kids that accepted the payment for tuition?

 

I seem to recall that something similar happened elsewhere in the state but I cannot remember what the penalties were if any.

[colonel-fan]

It is soooo quiet in here lately. Kind of strange to see.

 

It may be lively on here again if Applebees Park is loaded with private teams. There are some strong private contenders in many of the regions, so it will be interesting to watch it play out.

[ColonelCrazy]

I have a question for you or anybody that would know. Can a Alum of a private school pay for another kids(not his own) tuition or does he have to donate it to the school and then the school put it in their general tuition fund. Lets say this happened and it's not allowed by the KHSAA. What would the penalties be? Would the school be penalized and/or the kids that accepted the payment for tuition?

 

I seem to recall that something similar happened elsewhere in the state but I cannot remember what the penalties were if any.

 

Interesting question.

 

I would think that a private individual could do whatever they please with their money.

 

I wouldn't think the KHSAA would preclude somebody from giving a kid who is less-fortunate the opportunity for an education. Seems like a bad precedent to set. But then again, who knows.

[cammando]

I have a question for you or anybody that would know. Can a Alum of a private school pay for another kids(not his own) tuition or does he have to donate it to the school and then the school put it in their general tuition fund. Lets say this happened and it's not allowed by the KHSAA. What would the penalties be? Would the school be penalized and/or the kids that accepted the payment for tuition?

 

I seem to recall that something similar happened elsewhere in the state but I cannot remember what the penalties were if any.

If there is such a rule, there are plenty of ways around it...

[kissinger]

Interesting question.

 

I would think that a private individual could do whatever they please with their money.

 

I wouldn't think the KHSAA would preclude somebody from giving a kid who is less-fortunate the opportunity for an education. Seems like a bad precedent to set. But then again, who knows.

 

From what I have read, you may want to read KHSAA Bylaw 13 on their web site under Handbook. It was authored by the private schools to place some restrictions on giving athletes aid that exceeds a need index. There is somewhat a mis-perception out there that private schools give away money willy-nilly. If they did that, they wouldn't stay open. That's why I seem to remember that they wrote these restrictions.

 

Interesting reading, if you are really really bored

[GoBigRed]

It may be lively on here again if Applebees Park is loaded with private teams. There are some strong private contenders in many of the regions, so it will be interesting to watch it play out.

 

I have never heard of Applebees Park, where is that?

[All Tell]

Lexington, it's where the baseball championship is held. One of several in Lexington but that's a debate for another thread.

[JohnnyDrama]

I have never heard of Applebees Park, where is that?

 

Home of the Lexington Legends, a Class A affiliate of the Houston Astros.

[thsrocks]

Interesting question.

 

I would think that a private individual could do whatever they please with their money.

 

I wouldn't think the KHSAA would preclude somebody from giving a kid who is less-fortunate the opportunity for an education. Seems like a bad precedent to set. But then again, who knows.

 

It's been that way since the early 1960s.

[leatherneck]

I have a question for you or anybody that would know. Can a Alum of a private school pay for another kids(not his own) tuition or does he have to donate it to the school and then the school put it in their general tuition fund. Lets say this happened and it's not allowed by the KHSAA. What would the penalties be? Would the school be penalized and/or the kids that accepted the payment for tuition?

 

I seem to recall that something similar happened elsewhere in the state but I cannot remember what the penalties were if any.

 

I'm pretty sure that if the kid wants to be eligible to play sports, it has to go through the school and through the school's independent financial aid eligibilty agency. If it goes direct, the kid is ineligible and the school could be sanctioned I believe. If you know someone that is thinking of helping out a kid, I suggest that the school be contacted before the donation is made so the school can run it past the KHSAA.

 

The case you may be thinking of is the LCA situation of a couple of years ago. Not exactly on point, but as I recall it, a church or some affiliated foundation provided financial aid to some kids without running it through the school. I believe LCA was sanctioned. Someone else may know the facts better than this 50 plus year old can remember them.

[tdyballgame]

I'm pretty sure that if the kid wants to be eligible to play sports, it has to go through the school and through the school's independent financial aid eligibilty agency. If it goes direct, the kid is ineligible and the school could be sanctioned I believe. If you know someone that is thinking of helping out a kid, I suggest that the school be contacted before the donation is made so the school can run it past the KHSAA.

 

The case you may be thinking of is the LCA situation of a couple of years ago. Not exactly on point, but as I recall it, a church or some affiliated foundation provided financial aid to some kids without running it through the school. I believe LCA was sanctioned. Someone else may know the facts better than this 50 plus year old can remember them.

 

Well I think it's too late for that. Of course nothing can happen if there is nothing reported that was wrong. Guess we will wait and see.

[THUNDERBIRDS]

I'm pretty sure that if the kid wants to be eligible to play sports, it has to go through the school and through the school's independent financial aid eligibilty agency. If it goes direct, the kid is ineligible and the school could be sanctioned I believe. If you know someone that is thinking of helping out a kid, I suggest that the school be contacted before the donation is made so the school can run it past the KHSAA.

 

The case you may be thinking of is the LCA situation of a couple of years ago. Not exactly on point, but as I recall it, a church or some affiliated foundation provided financial aid to some kids without running it through the school. I believe LCA was sanctioned. Someone else may know the facts better than this 50 plus year old can remember them.

 

No it is not!! I think there is a situation that is hitting a little closer to home and it involves more than one Student(s) here. If what I am hearing is true and this has been going now for the last 4 years, someone's in trouble. Like TDY has said, we will just have to wait to see what happens. The damage is already done and I'm sure someone or something will surface here soon. But then again, if a person is going to put the school in this situation at risk, then I would have to say they have done their homework.