Athletic Meets on the first day of school...

[Anonymous]

That would be nice but we knew we would be missing classes in order to do sports.

We didn't know that even if we don't have a game on the first day of school that we would be extending the first week of school getting to know the teachers by a day because coaches of other sports will be having substitutes.

"Note: In Howard County they somehow manage to have enough buses that the athletes do not miss class.."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They have their reasons, they know they have to follow Hogan's lead or else.

"Mcps had a choice too and chose the easy one that does not put education first."

Hogan did not tell them they could not move the meet to a different day (as much as I am opposed to him moving the start of school). As someone mentioned, if there is a tornado that day, the meet will be moved. It could be moved now if it was a priority.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They have their reasons, they know they have to follow Hogan's lead or else.

"Mcps had a choice too and chose the easy one that does not put education first."

Hogan did not tell them they could not move the meet to a different day (as much as I am opposed to him moving the start of school). As someone mentioned, if there is a tornado that day, the meet will be moved. It could be moved now if it was a priority.

However, it isn't a priority for MCPS, because there are a gazillion other things going on that also need to be scheduled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, by getting the ADs to do their jobs.

"So then I guess it's up to you to put education first? "

Well, if that's what you want to put your effort into, then you should go ahead and do that, I guess. But there are more immediate ways for you to put education first, which are under your own control, and have far more certain results.

[Anonymous]

Skipping the meet and attending class might put education first on Sept 5th. I would rather put education first by emailing the AD today, by talking to the AD tomorrow and by making sure our AD knows we will be watching in the future.

"Well, if that's what you want to put your effort into, then you should go ahead and do that, I guess. But there are more immediate ways for you to put education first, which are under your own control, and have far more certain results."