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> The Mississippi State Supreme Court ruled it illegal since ... I'm thinking the same legal rationalizations could be used to rule that high school football p
by bell-cot 2y ago
> The Mississippi State Supreme Court ruled it illegal since ...
I'm thinking the same legal rationalizations could be used to rule that high school football programs are illegal. No advantage conferred on the students who fail to make the team, and no free college for those who don't end up with an athletic scholarship.
- WillAdams 2y agoThe thing is, Title IX addressed this by requiring some level of equity in funding, at least in theory.
- bell-cot 2y agoAt most, Title IX addressed the "girl's can't make the team" issue here. Where's the equal funding for slow, out-of-shape klutzes? (Actually, I don't know if Title IX addresses co-ed sports. And no matter how co-ed on paper, the rough nature nature of standard football will still result in anything-but-equal gender representation - both on the team, and in those scholarships.)
- WillAdams 2y agoAt that point we are close to Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron". We need something a bit more equitable, which acknowledges the uniqueness of each student.