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GHSA
First World Problems (For Private School Parents)
I’m a
Guest Blogger! I’m a Ghost Blogger! Definitely unqualified for this dubious honor
and since I barely like sports this should be interesting. Or not.
So here are my unsolicited but highly accurate (in my opinion) thoughts
on all the parent chatter in macongaville regarding the “negative” side of
private schools moving to the GHSA that parents didn’t see coming.
With the
creation of the GOAL Scholarship, the “Big 4” Central GA private schools moving
to GHSA and the always prevalent rumor mill surrounding recruiting and free
rides for athletes; what has resulted is the growing unhappiness of parents
whose children are now sitting the bench come game time and guess what?? They ain’t happy about it. They pay 12 grand or so a year and many have
done so since 4k. “It isn’t fair” they
say. And maybe it’s not. Or maybe the only thing about it that isn’t
fair is when the athletes who have been allegedly recruited and scholarshipped
up are not held to the same academic/moral/behavioral/honor code standards as
the rest of the student body OR are provided new shoes, clothes, rides and
phones to stay at a school. And yes,
that is happening at certain schools and is creating havoc and growing a very discontent
parent mass. What do the school heads
say about it?? Double talk denial is
what. What does the GHSA say about it?
They are supposedly investigating illegal shenanigans at the schools in
question. But I digress. What I have to
say about those who aren’t happy about their kids now sitting the bench is this: When they go off to UGA, Auburn, Tech or
where ever, are you going to be bitter when they don’t get to play with the
football team every Saturday?? I mean,
your kids will be paying full tuition unless the gods of intelligence blessed
your child with the smarts to get an academic scholarship while most of the
football and basketball team will be enjoying a full ride or close to it. So I ask you, what’s the diff?? Why is it ok in your minds for colleges to
recruit and offer full scholarships to college athletes and not high school
athletes?? Let’s face it. We live in the Deep South where sports are
everything and football is king. Much to
my chagrin, football sells a high school just like it sells a college (in the
south). And guess what? The Atlanta private schools recruit and offer
scholarships to athletes and have done so for years. I know, I know the GHSA prohibits certain
activities but there are plenty of legal ways a school can retain a student who
possesses certain athletic prowess. And
hear this: schools now a day have a
sport or some other extracurricular activity to fit every student’s
interests. But if sports are your
particular brand of vodka, then you always have travel teams, little league and
church leagues your kids can play with. Now;
allow me to do a little flip-flop for a second as a point of
clarification. I mentioned early on that
I barely like sports. That is unless my
kids are playing on the team. You see, I
am also a parent whose kid has not received nearly as much playing time as BG
(before GHSA). It does hurt a little
when your child expresses frustration about this. My response is to work harder. Try harder.
If it’s worth having, it is worth working hard for. In the end, they still may not play much but
can hopefully feel good about their effort.
Thank
you, Ghost Writer Out.
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