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Well sort of. This was only the proposal we still have two weeks for the board to look it over and decide, second reading will also be a public meeting. The $75 may or may not happen. Looks like they found $30,000 out of the stimulus money to fund all the spring sports.

Funny this is $30,000 out of a $67 million budget for spring sports that allows a couple hundred kids to play (remember 4 team at 3 schools) seem like such a small amount. IMHO they could have found close to that amount consolidating those 7th grade team into 8th grade teams. Parents speaking at meeting seemed to understand the need to make cuts but wanted board to make them FAIR and across the board rather than picking out one group of athletes.

Seems like the spring sports are safe but only time will tell. We will continue to watch and remind the board that we are watching!

Crazy.

Not meaning to sound like Mark Sanford....but we're taking borrowed money and using it so that 7th and 8 graders can play middle school sports?

Taking borrowed money to keep cops on the streets and teachers in the classrooms to me is ok. Its like using your credit card to buy groceries for your family when knowing you can't pay off the balance. But to take stimulus money to fund middle school sports or any sports for that matter....is equivalent to using your ccard to pay for a vacation or to go buy tickets to a football game or go have an extravagant dinner, knowing you can't pay the tab. Its irresponsible.

Wanting....and needing.....are two different things. Its time we step up to the plate on this stuff or we're heading for disaster.

Well said, Daddy.

Fiscal responsibility extends way beyond the simple discussion of high school and middle school sports.

I totally agree!

While unpopular I would suggest that if reading specialist need to be cut then perhaps we should look at cutting sports! The problem I had/have was they were/are unfairly cutting sports! In my book I would cut them all or cut them across the board, but I would never single out one gourp of players and tell them they do not deserve (as in lose their team) a sport when I am keep so many others.

Make across the board cuts in non-educational programs and while some people may complain that it is not "fair", they will have to admit it is "even"!

This morning's Charlotte Observer reports CMS looking to cut middle school sports. All of them.....if I read the article correctly.

what season does the middle schools play, spring, fall or both?