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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not sure how Girls on the Run got roped into this. It’s a quality program that has been around forever. It might be chapter-specific, but I believe boys can join GOTR.

LOL at the mom saying her son was hurt or confused that he couldn’t join GOTR. Ummm there are plenty of running clubs for kids.  GOTR is not affiliated / sponsored by the schools.

Is your son also going to be hurt and confused when he can’t join the women’s cross country team in high school?[/quote]

At our ES, GOTR was promoted in the school and by the school. For whatever reason our ES did not offer track teams (for either gender). It was never made clear that boys can join. The question that arises in the mind of many boys (even yours, even if you believe you have raised him perfectly) is “Why can there be Girls on the Run and not Boys on the Run?”[/quote]

Why can’t your son join a local running team?  Why can’t you and your son start an org similar to Girls on the Run, but for boys?

I’m just failing to understand why your son needs to be included in this specific club / organization, where there are other similar outlets for him (or he can start his own). 
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It’s just one example. It wouldn’t be a big deal if there were any boys clubs in ES - there just aren’t. And again, I think it would be seen as problematic if a parent advocated to create a boy-only club now. [/quote]

There is a boys version of Girls on the Run. It's called Let Me Run. My daughter's school has one. No one thinks it's problematic. If you'd like one at your school, volunteer to run it.[/quote]

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