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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Yes, his school requires a 2.0 GPA or higher and not any Fs.  They are going by his last report card which he was above a 3.0.  The grades I posted above are for second term, which only started a few weeks ago.

And to the poster above, he is more than capable of Cs and Ds.  When he applies himself, he has made Honor Roll in the past.

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OP, this is another vote for saying no to sports until he is doing much better academically -- especially as you have clear evidence that he CAN do much better.

Sports is a plus, an extra, a privilege to be earned by doing well at his main job: School. A privilege and not a right.

He will whine at you about how the school policy says he can play with those grades (assuming he makes it onto the team). Stick to your guns and be clear that the school can have any policy it wants about academic requirements for sports; you have your own family policy now, and it is much tougher.

I would also dig down, OP, and find out why a kid capable of honor roll grades is diving into C and D territory. That's in three classes -- What's going on with the other classes he's taking? Better grades, As and Bs? Are the Cs and D in subjects that have always been a bit of an issue for him but he's done OK, and suddenly this year he's doing worse in those topics? While I agree that he should lose things he wants (sports privileges, screen time, gaming,  phone, etc.) if he's not applying himself, I also think you should approach this not only as a disciplinary issue but also as a possible academic issue, if possibly he is not getting concepts and is afraid to ask for help, or has clashes with teaching styles that you're not aware of, etc. Look at the big picture of all his grades, not just these three; find out why he's not doing homework if he previously was good about getting it done -- is he distracted by media or gaming, distracted by friends/drama, bored with the classes, etc.? Laziness may be part of it for sure, but don't forget to find out why a previously good student is acting this way OR not understanding things and not asking for help. Let him see that although discipline is involved, you also want to work with him to fix this.

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