Just was wondering with school and game cancellations, does the same apply to teams practicing after school,etc. when a game or school has been cancelled? Thanks.

I really like the Fayette County rule of, no school, then no practice, nor games that day.

 

Getting an education is the reason for our children having to attend school and not high school sports, so if a Superintend feels it is too dangerous to attend school that day, then it is then still to dangerous to practice or play a game that day and or night.

 

Anyone who disagrees with the above is only kidding themselves if they say that education is more important than sports but gee the roads were fine by game time, so why not play.

 

In this, The Commonwealth of Kentucky, we need to start putting the education of our children first, second and third and realize that this is the only way that our children and The Commonwealth will advance their lives and thus our Commonwealth.

 

"Sports are for fun, but a great education, lasts a lifetime"!

I really like the Fayette County rule of, no school, then no practice, nor games that day.

 

Getting an education is the reason for our children having to attend school and not high school sports, so if a Superintend feels it is too dangerous to attend school that day, then it is then still to dangerous to practice or play a game that day and or night.

 

Anyone who disagrees with the above is only kidding themselves if they say that education is more important than sports but gee the roads were fine by game time, so why not play.

 

In this, The Commonwealth of Kentucky, we need to start putting the education of our children first, second and third and realize that this is the only way that our children and The Commonwealth will advance their lives and thus our Commonwealth.

 

"Sports are for fun, but a great education, lasts a lifetime"!

 

If that were the case for several Eastern KY schools, they might as well cut out basketball the entire months of January and February. Most of the schools in EKY have not been to school since before Christmas. With the weather being as cold as it will be the next week I'll guarantee they will not go to school next week. The snow and ice has to melt off the side roads which several are gravel and that won't happen till it warms up some.

 

Fayette Co. is very different from the rural districts throughout KY. I don't think allowing a team to practice when school is out means that the school dstrict is not putting education first. JMO

I really like the Fayette County rule of, no school, then no practice, nor games that day.

 

Getting an education is the reason for our children having to attend school and not high school sports, so if a Superintend feels it is too dangerous to attend school that day, then it is then still to dangerous to practice or play a game that day and or night.

 

Anyone who disagrees with the above is only kidding themselves if they say that education is more important than sports but gee the roads were fine by game time, so why not play.

 

In this, The Commonwealth of Kentucky, we need to start putting the education of our children first, second and third and realize that this is the only way that our children and The Commonwealth will advance their lives and thus our Commonwealth.

 

"Sports are for fun, but a great education, lasts a lifetime"!

 

I agree, education comes first. Most districts allow for sports teams to practice later in the day once the road crews have "cared" to the road ways. Most of the time it is the Director of Transportation that makes the call on games if they are away. Usually home games will be played if the other team is able to make it.

If that were the case for several Eastern KY schools, they might as well cut out basketball the entire months of January and February. Most of the schools in EKY have not been to school since before Christmas. With the weather being as cold as it will be the next week I'll guarantee they will not go to school next week. The snow and ice has to melt off the side roads which several are gravel and that won't happen till it warms up some.

 

Fayette Co. is very different from the rural districts throughout KY. I don't think allowing a team to practice when school is out means that the school dstrict is not putting education first. JMO

 

Eastern Ky. was what I was basing practicing when school is out on. I mean like you said they are out a lot in February and January, do teams not practice if they don't go to school and if so how do they ever have a program? Would be interested to know how Clark County, Mason County and others do practicing when school and games are called off, but yet the roads are clear

We practice at Boyle County when school is canceled. Doesn't bother me. Messes up my work schedule to come home and pick up my son, but there is an open gym and I don't blame the coach for using it. Obviously we didn't practice during the ice storm last year, but seeing as how school gets called off for 1 inch of snow nowadays, I am not mad if they practice when school is canceled. The Coach has used common sense in these situations and if it's too dangerous, they don't practice, but more often than not, school is called off for a snowflake. I also am in the camp that if the roads are clear 2 hours before game time, then play it. A lot of freshmen and jv games will be canceled and not made up at all. Why should those not playing varsity be left out in the cold? The education argument doesn't hold water to me because those school days will be made up on a nice warm day in May or even into to June. Unless a basketball game is a district game, it likely will not be made up and again, the freshman and jv games not likely made up at all.

 

For the record, they called off school here in Boyle County, Danville, Mercer County and Burgin before one drop of snow hit the ground.

If that were the case for several Eastern KY schools, they might as well cut out basketball the entire months of January and February. Most of the schools in EKY have not been to school since before Christmas. With the weather being as cold as it will be the next week I'll guarantee they will not go to school next week. The snow and ice has to melt off the side roads which several are gravel and that won't happen till it warms up some.

 

Fayette Co. is very different from the rural districts throughout KY. I don't think allowing a team to practice when school is out means that the school dstrict is not putting education first. JMO

 

Well then so be it! If the roads are so bad that school and thus the children education must take a back seat to safety, then so should basketball practice and games! I think it is a much greater shame for students to miss out on their education than to miss out on a basketball game or practice!

We practice at Boyle County when school is canceled. Doesn't bother me. Messes up my work schedule to come home and pick up my son, but there is an open gym and I don't blame the coach for using it. Obviously we didn't practice during the ice storm last year, but seeing as how school gets called off for 1 inch of snow nowadays, I am not mad if they practice when school is canceled. The Coach has used common sense in these situations and if it's too dangerous, they don't practice, but more often than not, school is called off for a snowflake. I also am in the camp that if the roads are clear 2 hours before game time, then play it. A lot of freshmen and jv games will be canceled and not made up at all. Why should those not playing varsity be left out in the cold? The education argument doesn't hold water to me because those school days will be made up on a nice warm day in May or even into to June. Unless a basketball game is a district game, it likely will not be made up and again, the freshman and jv games not likely made up at all.

 

For the record, they called off school here in Boyle County, Danville, Mercer County and Burgin before one drop of snow hit the ground.

 

I agree with every single word you said.:thumb:

We practice at Boyle County when school is canceled. Doesn't bother me. Messes up my work schedule to come home and pick up my son, but there is an open gym and I don't blame the coach for using it. Obviously we didn't practice during the ice storm last year, but seeing as how school gets called off for 1 inch of snow nowadays, I am not mad if they practice when school is canceled. The Coach has used common sense in these situations and if it's too dangerous, they don't practice, but more often than not, school is called off for a snowflake. I also am in the camp that if the roads are clear 2 hours before game time, then play it. A lot of freshmen and jv games will be canceled and not made up at all. Why should those not playing varsity be left out in the cold? The education argument doesn't hold water to me because those school days will be made up on a nice warm day in May or even into to June. Unless a basketball game is a district game, it likely will not be made up and again, the freshman and jv games not likely made up at all.

 

For the record, they called off school here in Boyle County, Danville, Mercer County and Burgin before one drop of snow hit the ground.

 

At the next Board of Education meeting, why not attend and complain to the Board members about your son school missing so many days of school, with only a inch or two on the ground!

 

To me at least, with the way school days are made up in some Schools Districts be it added on days in May or another ten minute added to the school day, the chances to get a quality day of learning is gone! At most school, those made up days are just being done to appease the State Board of Education requirement of the number of school days.

 

I have had far too many friends (who were teachers) over the years tell me what a waste of time it was to go to school to make up the snow days at the end of the school year, when they were required to have all the final test and grades reported before those days even began!

 

To those schools who add on another ten minutes a day to the school schedule, could someone tell me when Billy gets that ten more minutes in Math or English a day and not just added on to his gym class which is his last class of the day?

 

If you think it is important to practice basketball to get you ready for the game, then how can you say that going to school at the end of the school year or adding ten minutes a day to the schedule, gets you ready for even a bigger game like life!

 

Honestly I just don't understand......

I really like the Fayette County rule of, no school, then no practice, nor games that day.

 

Getting an education is the reason for our children having to attend school and not high school sports, so if a Superintend feels it is too dangerous to attend school that day, then it is then still to dangerous to practice or play a game that day and or night.

 

Anyone who disagrees with the above is only kidding themselves if they say that education is more important than sports but gee the roads were fine by game time, so why not play.

 

In this, The Commonwealth of Kentucky, we need to start putting the education of our children first, second and third and realize that this is the only way that our children and The Commonwealth will advance their lives and thus our Commonwealth.

 

"Sports are for fun, but a great education, lasts a lifetime"!

 

So kids should be punished and not allowed to participate in sports when school is cancelled for safety? Ive seen a lot of days in Bell Co. where the roads were very dangerous in the morning, but by 2 or 3 o'clock in the afternoon the temp warms up and roads are fine. I think its better to use a little common sense in that situation.

I really like the Fayette County rule of, no school, then no practice, nor games that day.

 

Getting an education is the reason for our children having to attend school and not high school sports, so if a Superintend feels it is too dangerous to attend school that day, then it is then still to dangerous to practice or play a game that day and or night.

 

Anyone who disagrees with the above is only kidding themselves if they say that education is more important than sports but gee the roads were fine by game time, so why not play.

 

In this, The Commonwealth of Kentucky, we need to start putting the education of our children first, second and third and realize that this is the only way that our children and The Commonwealth will advance their lives and thus our Commonwealth.

 

"Sports are for fun, but a great education, lasts a lifetime"!

 

I couldn't disagree more. The decision on school being cancelled is based on the safety of busses that travel to every road in the county at 6:30 in the morning.

There can be COMPLETELY different road conditions for a 6:00 pm ball game in which only one bus is involved in going from one school to another. There is no way these two completely different situations should fall under one decision.

It has nothing to do with valuing athletics over education.

Well then so be it! If the roads are so bad that school and thus the children education must take a back seat to safety, then so should basketball practice and games! I think it is a much greater shame for students to miss out on their education than to miss out on a basketball game or practice!

That's easy to say when your child went to a private school and you the parent had to provide transportation to and from school. You also live in a heavily populated area and there are no rural roads that stay icy for extended periods of time.

 

I've seen EKY schools miss over 75% of the school days in January and February because the administrators have to look at the conditions of all the roads in the county.

 

Totally different than schools like Cov. Cath. and Notre Dame.

I couldn't disagree more. The decision on school being cancelled is based on the safety of busses that travel to every road in the county at 6:30 in the morning.

There can be COMPLETELY different road conditions for a 6:00 pm ball game in which only one bus is involved in going from one school to another. There is no way these two completely different situations should fall under one decision.

It has nothing to do with valuing athletics over education.

 

 

Come on, if it's too bad to attend school as was stated in the third post "Most of the schools in EKY have not been to school since before Christmas" then it is no better that afternoon to attend practice or games!

 

Sure if it's just one day and done, but some school district miss day's upon day's of school, but never any games nor practice!

I couldn't disagree more. The decision on school being cancelled is based on the safety of busses that travel to every road in the county at 6:30 in the morning.

There can be COMPLETELY different road conditions for a 6:00 pm ball game in which only one bus is involved in going from one school to another. There is no way these two completely different situations should fall under one decision.

It has nothing to do with valuing athletics over education.

 

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So true!!!!!

That's easy to say when your child went to a private school and you the parent had to provide transportation to and from school. You also live in a heavily populated area and there are no rural roads that stay icy for extended periods of time.

 

I've seen EKY schools miss over 75% of the school days in January and February because the administrators have to look at the conditions of all the roads in the county.

 

Totally different than schools like Cov. Cath. and Notre Dame.

 

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Once again, So true!!!!!!