MCPS New Policies For Entry into Athletic Events

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would kids from another high school want to go a game. They have their own games to attend. A possible exception is people dating across schools - maybe there is an exception for that (I know my DC's school requires permission for kids from other schools to attend prom/homecoming as a date). And agree that kids 13 and under (middle schoolers) should not just be dropped off at event without some adult supervision. It really doesn't seem to be unreasonable at all.

Do you have high school-aged kids? As others have noted, kids go to games at other schools for plenty of reasons. My private school kids have been to public school athletic events multiple times this fall - either to hang out with their friends who go to public school or to watch their club teammates play (that's the more common reason). I understand the concerns, but I don't have unlimited time to attend my kids' friends' high school games on the rare days when my own kids aren't playing.

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These kids are all connected and looking for age-appropriate things to do! I just looked at my kids’ club sport roster (this is the only sport these kids do) and came up with 13 public and private HS represented. More than one of which doesn’t have a football team. So they decide based on teams and locations and friends and head to a game. Chaperones do not have to be one to one, I did my duty with a group this weekend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So ridiculous! Talk about an overreaction.
There was misbehavior at one football game so everyone must be punished.
Typical MCPS. I’m sure central office freaked out because of the negative press attention.

Personally, I feel this has nothing to do with education, and if people want to participate in sports, they should do so on their own time. Schools need to redouble their focus on academics.

Thanks for chiming in Debbie Downer. Now back to the actual topic:

The rule is ridiculous and punitive to the kids. As I wrote on another thread- they have crammed the Wellness and Social development initiatives down our kids throats to thr point they take away study halls to do it. Then they take away the most popular social outlet.

We were at a game last week that had a separate entrance for the away team. Seems like a reasonable way to get rid of the fighting between rival schools.
The rest of it makes no sense

[Anonymous]

After hearing about the football players shot after a junior varsity game I. Philadelphia today, let's hope they install metal detectors. I believe they already do t allow cats to drive up to the locker areas, but considering the rash of gun violence in our county recently, I hope they have players return safely to the locker rooms or buses.

[Anonymous]

Or maybe they could start a new sport where the opposing teams beat each other with sticks! Seriously, sports have no place in public education. They are a distraction that only helps to prioritize the worst in us.

[Anonymous]

The problem is The Culture. MCPS has an initiative about behavior but they don't have a plan to implement it other than barring entry. Players trash talk each other on the field but also on social media leading up to the events. The Athletic Directors and Coaches should be monitoring player accounts and penalizing violators. I would never give my children a rule that I wasn't prepared to enforce. They would think thats a joke. So do these "student athletes. "

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So ridiculous! Talk about an overreaction.
There was misbehavior at one football game so everyone must be punished.
Typical MCPS. I’m sure central office freaked out because of the negative press attention.

Equity will help in sports. Lets do a lottery like they do for academic opportunities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So ridiculous! Talk about an overreaction.
There was misbehavior at one football game so everyone must be punished.
Typical MCPS. I’m sure central office freaked out because of the negative press attention.

Equity will help in sports. Lets do a lottery like they do for academic opportunities.