"It was never our intention to cut middle school sports but move it to another entity," board Chairman Patrick White said Monday night.
Really? Who should be running school sports, a non school entity? If they never meant to cut them why would they say "We have to cut them."? Why not come out from the get go and say they were looking to find another way to fund them.
"If middle sports are not offered, we would be willing to assume them (the students) into our program," Hudspeth said. "Students would sign up, and they would be put on teams without any regard to where they go to school."
This sounds like a rec program, which we already have in Fort Mill areas. This would not be "middle school sports". Are you going to keep a kid off the rec team for bad grades or poor behavior in school? Many teachers will tell you that behavior issues will be a very large problem for some students who normally "tow the line" during the sports seasons. Coaches in the school can be relied on to talk to "their" players/students to help keep them "focused".
