I remember but the comment was "educational process". You know how I stand, I always try to discuss players as student-athletes and that is the priority with me.

 

At the same time I do believe and know, that athletics help shape, form and mold young men and women, coupled with the proper education.

 

Actually, we're both right and wrong. "Educational Experience." :lol: Again, we agree.

You were definitely in the minority. :thumb:

I'm a firm believer that if a kid wants to transfer for athletic reasons he should be allowed. He is only in high school once and should get all they can out of it. I don't think a 3rd party should tell me why I should attend a school.

 

As long as he is not be recruited or offered scholarships , I think transfering for athletics can be a good thing.

Actually, we're both right and wrong. "Educational Experience." :lol: Again, we agree.

You are right my friend, how about this compromise.

 

A parent may have enrolled their child and they participated in Academic meets since grade 4 and now will be forced to compete for another school, just simply because of where they live, IF they choose to play sports.

 

I've got a serious problem with that. (How's that my friend SM)

You are right my friend, how about this compromise.

 

A parent may have enrolled their child and they participated in Academic meets since grade 4 and now will be forced to compete for another school, just simply because of where they live, IF they choose to play sports.

 

I've got a serious problem with that. (How's that my friend SM)

 

:laugh: That's definitely combining the two.

I'll throw out this....kids who are involved in extracurricular activities are usually more involved in their school...period. That goes for sports, clubs, intramurals, etc. And, in sports, they have to maintain their grades to play, so that increases their classroom participation, and focus on their homework, etc. So, I will say that having INVOLVED kids, regardless of the nature of the involvement is MOST important.

 

I believe from what I have read 90% of the kids who participate in extra-curricular activities graduate from High School.

 

Of those who do not participate in extra-curricular activities 80% do not gradudate from High school.

I believe from what I have read 90% of the kids who participate in extra-curricular activities graduate from High School.

 

Of those who do not participate in extra-curricular activities 80% do not gradudate from High school.

 

 

Which, for me, validates the argument that children should be allowed to choose the school they'd like to attend, if there are options available. I would think that we'd all LOVE to have those 80% who don't participate and don't graduate, a part of the 90% who do and do.

I don't know and I don't care. If even one student is singled out and told that the educational programs available to other students are not available to that student, it is wrong. I don't care if the number is 20 miles or 200 miles. What is missing from all of these proposals is any attempt to treat public schools and private schools exactly the same. If someone has a proposal that will do THAT, then that should be considered as a compromise. Short of that, NO!

Fine... Take this proposal:

 

Prop #32,000: Private schools must adhere to the same boundries as the Public school district in which it is located.

 

That would treat them exactly the same, wouldn't it?

Fine... Take this proposal:

 

Prop #32,000: Private schools must adhere to the same boundries as the Public school district in which it is located.

 

That would treat them exactly the same, wouldn't it?

Would be impossible since most private schools serve more than 1 school district.

 

There are only 39 private schools in the state, plus its hard for a school like Covington Holy Cross where a majority of students in Covinton attend Holmes.

Would be impossible since most private schools serve more than 1 school district.

 

There are only 39 private schools in the state, plus its hard for a school like Covington Holy Cross where a majority of students in Covinton attend Holmes.

Yeah, I know. That's why I wasn't serious, partner.

Part of the wording of Proposal #1, refers to a student below grade nine may not participate if a bonafide residence does not exist within the territory of that school.

 

If a 7th or 8th grader has already played on a Varsity sport at a High School (with the exception of Football and Soccer, which you can't until your in the 9th), then that student would then be required to transfer to another high school and play. .

 

If you are saying that IF they want to play a sport when they are younger than the 9th grade THEN they would have to transfer, you are correct. However, and I'm not sure by your wording if you are saying this, if you are saying they HAVE to transfer regardless of their desire to play a sport, that would be incorrect.

 

Again, the parents will have to make a decision on how well they like that school. If its the right school for the child, sitting out sports for one year doesn't seem like a deal-breaker. Fair? Maybe not. However, I would not change schools for my child simply because he/she had to sit out their frosh year.

If you are saying that IF they want to play a sport when they are younger than the 9th grade THEN they would have to transfer, you are correct. However, and I'm not sure by your wording if you are saying this, if you are saying they HAVE to transfer regardless of their desire to play a sport, that would be incorrect.

 

Again, the parents will have to make a decision on how well they like that school. If its the right school for the child, sitting out sports for one year doesn't seem like a deal-breaker. Fair? Maybe not. However, I would not change schools for my child simply because he/she had to sit out their frosh year.

I understand and agree here's just one exception. Our goal is to educate these student-athletes and to help prepare them for the game of life also. They must enter the workforce or continue their education. If a student-athlete has a chance to receive an academic scholarship, the best education will certainly enhance those options, I'm sure all would agree.

 

Now if that same student-athlete, has a chance to receive an athletic scholarship because of his/her accomplishments on the field and in the classroom, then transferring would force them to set out a year and quite possibly take away that option of that scholarship and getting their college education paid for, which would certainly relieve a tremendous burden on the guardians. What if that student-athlete was a Sophomore, Junior and had to transfer, just to keep that possibility of a scholarship alive but must leave an institution that they have been at since K-10, then transfer to the school within their territory, that significantly declines in education and athletics, then the student-athlete has suffered. I have a problem with that.

Trust me , oldschool, the KHSAA is NOT going to use your interpretation of what a 20 mile radius is.

 

I must be misunderstanding you. Their definition is the same. When you draw a circle 20 miles from the school you come up with an area of 1256 square miles. This is fact (as long as my math is correct).

 

What I was trying to point out is that a 20 mile radius from a school is more area than any district in the state and for that matter more than any county in the state.

I must be misunderstanding you. Their definition is the same. When you draw a circle 20 miles from the school you come up with an area of 1256 square miles. This is fact (as long as my math is correct).

 

What I was trying to point out is that a 20 mile radius from a school is more area than any district in the state and for that matter more than any county in the state.

 

The way it will work, I'd imagine, is that the school will draw a straight line north 20 miles, the same for south, east, and west. They will then use those 4 points to form a circle. If the student lives inside that cirlce, they're within the 20 miles. If they're on the outside, they're not "in district".

I must be misunderstanding you. Their definition is the same. When you draw a circle 20 miles from the school you come up with an area of 1256 square miles. This is fact (as long as my math is correct).

 

What I was trying to point out is that a 20 mile radius from a school is more area than any district in the state and for that matter more than any county in the state.

It would then be a 20 mile diameter, not radius. A 20 mile radius is 40 miles.

It would be a 20 mile radius. And the area would be 1257 miles (rounded up.)