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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Enough. Professional opportunities will not be denied because there is no diversity on a high school team.

If your white son isn’t up to snuff to make the high school basketball team, big whoop. Majority of those kids will not even play in college key alone pros.  They will hopefully play basketball recreationally or pick up some other form of exercise once they are older.

But all students need an education. They will all hopefully be using their minds in one form or another as an adult. Making sure everyone gets a good, challenging education is much more important to society than making sure a high school basketball team is diverse.[/quote]

Is the justification for high school sports that they are part of a well rounded education? What justification is there for denying that facet of a public education to less athletic kids? Dumb dumbs can sign up for ap classes and fail, why can’t fat kids play for the basketball team? [/quote]

They can. If they make the team. The goal of any team is to win games. If a player is of value to a team and will help them win, they get a spot. It’s that simple. Some fat kids can play sports. You can’t play any sport and any position you want but no one can unless they earn that spot.  So if your kid wants to play high school sports, find one that is best for them or find one that accepts walk ons.

-former fat kid on a HS varsity team[/quote]

If any kid who want to play can’t, what is the justification for funding it in a public school setting? [/quote]

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