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I agree. Although I believe there should be school of choice for academic reasons, it may actually even things out with this whole "recruiting" thing everyone says goes on.

Now before you all blast off on me, I'm not claiming to know if it does, or if it doesn't. I really haven't formed an opinion yet on it.

But think about it like this. If we were to go to a school of choice, you would probably have more kids choosing the Catholic schools for academic reasons and maybe that kid is an average athlete. Before you know it, the Catholic school halls aren't filled with super athletes.

I'm not saying that would definitely happen - just something to think about.

LP, school of choice for academic reasons already exists. People can choose to go to private schools for academic reasons at any time. Of course they have to pay for it and be accepted by that school, but there are no laws preventing anyone from going to a private school for academic reasons.

CRLion, let me ask you a question....you said 13 of the 16 teams in the state finals are public schools. However, are they basically the same teams year after year? Do the public kids flock to certain schools because they already good in a certain sport? I seem to remember you saying that your school had wrestlers going to a school that had won 3 or 4 state championships in a row. How is that good for a competitive balance if you are attaining championships by going out and getting good wrestlers instead of developing them?

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[quote="once a runner";p="84574"]LP, school of choice for academic reasons already exists. People can choose to go to private schools for academic reasons at any time. Of course they have to pay for it and be accepted by that school, but there are no laws preventing anyone from going to a private school for academic reasons.[/quote]

Obviously, that's a true statement, but I don't believe that's what Dawg was referring to. School choice is about paying your taxes (not taxes and tuition), and the parents choosing the school for their kids. The school voucher plan.

Spanky~

the Lewis boys left FH because they believed the oldest son was mistreated (personal issues that shouldn't be discussed on a public board), not because they wanted to play football for Bishop McCort. The youngest went to McCort simply because he didn't want to line up again his brother.

Maybe Catholic Schools not only recruit, but they offer their players steriods as well.

That is the real reason they compete for so many State Titles!

OAR, the same schools do not compete each year. It rotates around quite well. Sure there are always a couple that are "basketball" schools, but all in all it rotates well on its own. Regarding wrestling, what it has done is motivate the leadership to improve their program so the good wrestlers want to stay in Goodrich. 10 years ago it was Goodrich that had the great wrestling program. The coach retired, the program took a step backwards, bottomed out, and is now on the rebound. School of choice is the motivator to drive the decision makers to create a better program.

You people forgot to add that wealthy alumni will sometimes pay the tuition for a less-fortunate student athlete. But of course there are many weatlhty alumni also paying full tuition for a tuba player.

Gratuity is not exclusive to athletics.

If Lewis left FH because you say "he was mistreated", who mistreated him? Teachers? Coaches? Other students? The janitor? Does anyone out there really believe he was picked on? Does anyone out there think that the teachers had it out for him? Maybe he was a discipline problem. Who knows? How much of this so-called mistreatment was his fault? Did he bring it on himself? He never spent ONE day at the High School. So he was "mistreated" at the middle school? In 6th, 7th and 8th grade???? Come on!!! So far now we've heard that his Dad worked for the Diocese and he wanted his son to go to a parochial school. Now we're hearing that he left because he was mistreated. Next theory anyone?