Why is it ok for parents to want their child(ren) to go to a different school for academic purposes and yet it is taboo for an athletic transfer? There are no penalties for any type of transfer except athletics (that I am aware of). Do kids that transfer to a better school for academics still get to participate in Academic Meets or do they have to sit out a year?:sssh:

 

Because school is about getting an education. Playing sports is just a perk.

 

The KHSAA's only way around this is to allow all transfers to play. Otherwise, there will always be issues.

Because school is about getting an education. Playing sports is just a perk.

 

The KHSAA's only way around this is to allow all transfers to play. Otherwise, there will always be issues.

 

I am fully aware of your point and it is well taken. My point is only that if a parent wants to move their child(ren), they should be able to do so without penalty or retribution. Jmo.

Highlands got the shaft from KHSAA. Really disappointed in how they let their poor decission stand.

 

Did they take down a championship banner?

 

For what?

 

:confused::confused::confused::confused:

 

Was this not all about the Mitchell situation and how he didn't get to play in the state finals? Highlands beat Boyle County that day, right? So I'm asking if they had to take down their state championship banner, give up the trophy? Because only then would it appear that they got "the shaft."

Was this not all about the Mitchell situation and how he didn't get to play in the state finals? Highlands beat Boyle County that day, right? So I'm asking if they had to take down their state championship banner, give up the trophy? Because only then would it appear that they got "the shaft."

 

That's one way of looking at it. No, the trophy was not taken away, as Mitchell did not play in the title game. However, having to forfeit the 13 games that the KHSAA took away qualifies as getting "the shaft" as I see it, not to mention the suspension of the coach for 2 scrimmages and the first two regular season games!:madman:

That's one way of looking at it. No, the trophy was not taken away, as Mitchell did not play in the title game. However, having to forfeit the 13 games that the KHSAA took away qualifies as getting "the shaft" as I see it, not to mention the suspension of the coach for 2 scrimmages and the first two regular season games!:madman:

 

I'll add $1,500 in fines and three years probation. Not to mention penalizing a student athlete by not letting him play in the biggest game of his high school career or participate in spring sports his senior year.

That's one way of looking at it. No, the trophy was not taken away, as Mitchell did not play in the title game. However, having to forfeit the 13 games that the KHSAA took away qualifies as getting "the shaft" as I see it, not to mention the suspension of the coach for 2 scrimmages and the first two regular season games!:madman:

 

I'll add $1,500 in fines and three years probation. Not to mention penalizing a student athlete by not letting him play in the biggest game of his high school career or participate in spring sports his senior year.

 

 

And I would also like to add, all that for doing what the courts said we could do.:ohbrother::madman:

Why is it ok for parents to want their child(ren) to go to a different school for academic purposes and yet it is taboo for an athletic transfer? There are no penalties for any type of transfer except athletics (that I am aware of). Do kids that transfer to a better school for academics still get to participate in Academic Meets or do they have to sit out a year?:sssh:

 

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Because school is about getting an education. Playing sports is just a perk.

 

 

Sports or other non-academic participation is far more than a perk.

 

A Fayette County report bluntly stated that in their February 2007 report:

 

 

The Fayette County Board of Education published a report by the Extracurricular Activities Task Force on February 26th 2007.

 

The report is located at the following website URL:

 

http://www.fcps.net/pss/etf/Final_Report.pdf

 

 

From the report:

 

"Overall, there appears to be a significant achievement gap in both reading and math at both the middle school and high school level between participates and non-participants. Overall, in middle schools, 38.9% of participants scored Proficient or Distinguished in Math vs. 17.4 of non-participants. In Reading, 74.9% of participants scored Proficient or Distinguished vs. 51.6% of non-participants. Overall, in high schools, 60.5% of participants scored Proficient or Distinguished in Math vs. 35.1% of non-participants. In Reading 74.9% of participates scored Proficient or Distinguished vs. 47% of non-participants. These patterns hold for virtually every school in the district, with significant 'gaps' even at our highest performing schools."

 

Further in the report:

 

"Clearly, there is an association between participation in extra- or co-curricular activities and academic achievement."

 

The final statement of the report:

 

"In the final analysis, children need a way to feel connected to their school. Extracurricular activities are one important way we can help make this happen."

Because school is about getting an education. Playing sports is just a perk.

 

The KHSAA's only way around this is to allow all transfers to play. Otherwise, there will always be issues.

I'll have to disagree on that. I think that extracaricular activities are part of the educational process. I think the baseball field, the basketball court, the football field, the tennis court, and all the other athletic fields are just as much a class room and important to education as the science room, the computer lab, and the library.

I'll have to disagree on that. I think that extracaricular activities are part of the educational process. I think the baseball field, the basketball court, the football field, the tennis court, and all the other athletic fields are just as much a class room and important to education at the science room, the computer lab, and the library.

 

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I'll have to disagree on that. I think that extracaricular activities are part of the educational process. I think the baseball field, the basketball court, the football field, the tennis court, and all the other athletic fields are just as much a class room and important to education at the science room, the computer lab, and the library.

 

I won't argue with that, and I'm not saying that extra-curricular activities don't impact the educational process. However, not everyone has the opportunity to participate in extra-curricular activities, but everyone does have the opportunity to participate in the classroom. Therefore, extra-curricular activities are still a perk/privilige to a student. That is why you are seeing schools using the "Pay to Play" policy nowadays. You don't see a "Pay to Learn" policy.

Last I checked we live in a free country. So if I want my kid to play for a certain coach, pay my tuiton, move into the district or whatever is required there should be no penalties involved. There still need to be rules, but common sense needs to be applied. As far as athletics only being a perk I played on teams with guys that wouldn't have completed high school if not for playing sports.

I won't argue with that, and I'm not saying that extra-curricular activities don't impact the educational process. However, not everyone has the opportunity to participate in extra-curricular activities, but everyone does have the opportunity to participate in the classroom. Therefore, extra-curricular activities are still a perk/privilige to a student. That is why you are seeing schools using the "Pay to Play" policy nowadays. You don't see a "Pay to Learn" policy.

 

I pay my county and school taxes every year at the courthouse, so I believe I pay for my children to learn. Also, I get a list of supplies to buy for each classroom that totals between $80-$100 apiece. I think that qualifies as "Pay to Learn".

Last I checked we live in a free country. So if I want my kid to play for a certain coach, pay my tuiton, move into the district or whatever is required there should be no penalties involved. There still need to be rules, but common sense needs to be applied. As far as athletics only being a perk I played on teams with guys that wouldn't have completed high school if not for playing sports.

 

I totally agree.:thumb:

I won't argue with that, and I'm not saying that extra-curricular activities don't impact the educational process. However, not everyone has the opportunity to participate in extra-curricular activities, but everyone does have the opportunity to participate in the classroom. Therefore, extra-curricular activities are still a perk/privilige to a student. That is why you are seeing schools using the "Pay to Play" policy nowadays. You don't see a "Pay to Learn" policy.

 

 

Actually, everyone is COMPELLED to be in the classroom, by virtue of an educational system that REQUIRES a child to be enrolled in school. Everyone has the opportunity to participate in extra-curricular activities, and maybe if more participation occurred or was strongly encouraged, the involvement in the classroom would go beyond just showing up, and begin to be about a real interest in education-even if only for the reason that they must maintain their academics to participate.