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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I'm not convinced that more SROs are the answer. When you have an enormous high school that has cut sports teams and does not offer intramurals, you are going to wind up with a situation where kids don't find something else that they want to be involved in, and get sucked into negative activity. Academics are not everyone's thing, so kids need other options of reasons to want to participate positively in a school community.

could you elaborate on what sports teams have been cut?[/quote]

I can see the way I wrote this is unclear, and I apologize.  The school has many sports teams that cut players (meaning that many people who try out cannot get a spot).  For example, almost 80 people tried out for JV soccer (I think the team size is slightly over 20).  The school was not able to field a JV/developmental tennis team this year, due to lack of a coach.

There are certainly some no-cut sports (track, cross country), but there are many more where kids who want to participate cannot.  Also, even for no-cut sports, if you cannot come to 5 day per week practices, you can be removed from the team.  But coming 5 days per week may not work for kids who have afterschool family responsibilities or jobs.

And there is not intramural soccer etc. offered for kids who might like to play at a less competitive level (I acknowledge that intramurals may not work as well for beginner tennis players, where one really needs lessons to develop a skill).  [b]I don't see how this would be cost-prohibitive, as someone claimed.  When my son was at GW, there was intramural soccer, and parents donated money or cleats for kids who cannot afford them.
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Way to double down on the privilege. It's clear you don't get it and god bless. [/quote]

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