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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So strange that this is allowed. High school extracurriculars should be for high school students.[/quote]

It was originally allowed because rural high schools did not have enough kids to field an entire team. Its mean to make sure high school kids can have a team, not for middle school kids to take a HS kids spot. The rule is being abused. [/quote]

+1. It's also not fair to schools in the same league (Fairfax) who do not have this rule. Having the experience of an entire HS season before 9th grade is a huge leg up on other teams. [/quote] is Fairfax not allowed to for some reason?[/quote]

Choose not to.

Quite probably has something to do with middle school getting out so much earlier and the county being so much bigger with bus constraints already. And split feeder middle schools. And all the rest of the complexity. Fairfax can't figure out much simpler things than this.[/quote]

So much for equity-

APS middle schools get out earlier than HS too. 8th graders who try out are responsible for their own transportation. They are not bussed to the HS.

Fairfax chooses not to allow middle schoolers to try out. That's their choice. I don't think having 8th graders on a team gives APS an advantage. There's also a disadvantage because 9th graders are competing against a larger pool for a roster spot.[/quote]

My kid is trying out for Yorktown baseball this week. Tryouts last night were in South Arlington, and the school did not provide buses. [/quote][/quote]

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