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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Glad to hear there is another program, but I agree with the PP - any school that has a girls-only activity should be required to offer similar opportunities to boys. My son's MoCo elementary has almost no afterschool sports... One of the only exceptions is GOTR. That is lovely for girls (who btw are already the beneficiaries of a system that is stacked toward girls in the early years), but unfair to boys. I suspect if someone tried to organize an activity that was off limits to girls, it would never be permitted to operate in public schools. [/quote]

Look, I started a chapter of girls on the run at my kid's school.  The program exists because of the parent volunteers, and it isn't put on by the school.  Some schools have girls scouts on site, and some schools have boy scouts on site.  These schools aren' putting the programs on, but merely offering space for those programs to exist.  Instead of feeling sorry for yourselves because nobody put together a program for your son, get out there are start your own program for your son.  I volunteered over 5 hours a week for after school activities for my kid and other people's kids last year.  These programs happen when a core of dedicated people make it happen.  [/quote]

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