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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can ALWAYS tell , where they don't have their own children in these programs. It's ALWAYS easier to cut something that, doesn't AFFECT your Own child.[/quote]

Of course we all react when thing affect our own children.  People should be more capable of realizing things may be disappointing for themselves and their children, and also make sense in the bigger picture or be something that needs to happen for the greater good.  This chip is missing in many an Arlington parent however and what leads to such horrible and toxic school boundary arguments.

In any case, I really do hope the outcome of this is Arlington requires parents of kid on any kind of competitive, non-recreational team being run out of the County to pay full cost.  And they should be transparent to everyone what that full cost is.[/quote]

Competitive parents are happy to pay for 100%  cost recovery although we have no idea what that looks like as we havent been provided the data yet.

For what it is worst we have offered to purchase equipment and have been rejected by the county. We do pay for coach training, clinics, clothing, uniforms, etc. [/quote]

We'll see if you are happy about it when you see the cost.  [/quote]

DP  here - Why keep jabbing?  You obviously aren't a parent of an athlete on the team. If the parents are saying they are willing to pay, there is no reason for you to still be nasty to them.  Maybe some will find it cost prohibitive and others won't.  You don't know and gain nothing by trying to fight with them. There is a huge community benefit beyond team and people feel passionate about trying to save Barcroft. The county board members are saying they want options and seem to be listening to the community.  It seems like this was a major error on the part of the CM and it hurt a lot of people uneccessarily.  [/quote]

Because there is zero acknowledgement that you all are getting and have been getting a huge free ride from taxpayers and this team should not be run out of the county at all.  Instead it's just a pity party.  Figure out how to spin off and run your own gymnastics team.  Please, even if you are saved and I think you will be with certainty, you should do this.  Because this will always be a target and it should be.  It's not right.  I feel the same about the swim team.  Proactively do the right thing.

And I'm not talking about rec gymanstics, which should exist and be offered and not subsidize your team.[/quote]

Can you please explain why you think we are getting a free ride? You do understand families pay fees to be in the competitive fees. Families pay between 4k and 9k Again, We used to be at 118% cost recovery. I dont know what we are at now. So for a while we made the county extra money and they had to issue refunds. We havent been fighting the county on fees and would be happy to be at 100% cost recovery.

Also it is closed the rec program and adaptive gymnastics. As far as I know there is no other programs offered in private gyms for teens and adults with special needs. [/quote]

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