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The feds are ordering schools across the country to make "reasonable" changes to sports programs so that disabled students can play or else create separate teams for them.
The new guidance from the Education Department issued Friday was hailed by advocates for the disabled but denounced by a conservative think-tank that said it could cost big bucks for cash-strapped schools.
"We think its huge and historic. In my opinion it could have the same effect, if properly implemented, as Title IX did for women," said Kirk Bauer, executive director of Disabled Sports USA.
If alterations to a traditional team aren't feasible, schools must create a sports program that is open to disabled students, the order says. If there aren't enough students, schools should seek to create district-wide, regional or mixed-gender programs.
That part of the directive could be a huge financial burden, said Mike Petrilli, executive vice president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a right-leaning educational research nonprofit.
Sports programs are already open to the disabled, all they have to do is demonstrate enough ability to make the team. Haven't we already had kids with one arm playing baseball and a kid with a club foot kicking for a high school football team. DOE should be abolished, they do nothing but waste money.
Man. I wish nutters could just let go of their pragmatic ways and dive headfirst into hyperbole every once in a while.
OP. What is the time frame within which the changes MUST be made? Can we expect an end to Friday night football before the 2013 season starts?
Man. I wish nutters could just let go of their pragmatic ways and dive headfirst into hyperbole every once in a while.
OP. What is the time frame within which the changes MUST be made? Can we expect an end to Friday night football before the 2013 season starts?
Tomorrow or 10yrs from now what's the difference? Making exceptions for anyone in competition is wrong wrong wrong.
Man. I wish nutters could just let go of their pragmatic ways and dive headfirst into hyperbole every once in a while.
OP. What is the time frame within which the changes MUST be made? Can we expect an end to Friday night football before the 2013 season starts?
Tomorrow or 10yrs from now what's the difference? Making exceptions for anyone in competition is wrong wrong wrong.
Um....nobody is making exceptions. They are trying to make opportunities. And the answer to my question is.............never. No time requirements were set forth. This is a toothless mandate. HS sports will not be ended.
Tomorrow or 10yrs from now what's the difference? Making exceptions for anyone in competition is wrong wrong wrong.
Um....nobody is making exceptions. They are trying to make opportunities. And the answer to my question is.............never. No time requirements were set forth. This is a toothless mandate. HS sports will not be ended.
The history of unintended consequences is lengthy and I have no doubt some progressive administrator somewhere would take it to the extreme. But time will tell, and no I don't have a fuckin link.
Man. I wish nutters could just let go of their pragmatic ways and dive headfirst into hyperbole every once in a while.
OP. What is the time frame within which the changes MUST be made? Can we expect an end to Friday night football before the 2013 season starts?
I recall seeing a state champion HS wrestler who had one leg.
Man. I wish nutters could just let go of their pragmatic ways and dive headfirst into hyperbole every once in a while.
OP. What is the time frame within which the changes MUST be made? Can we expect an end to Friday night football before the 2013 season starts?
Sports programs are already open to the disabled, all they have to do is demonstrate enough ability to make the team. Haven't we already had kids with one arm playing baseball and a kid with a club foot kicking for a high school football team. DOE should be abolished, they do nothing but waste money.
Seen a video of a down syndrome kid sinking a couple 3 pointers this week. I agree, If they can make the team have at it.
I don't think alot of people actually understand what this is about (and/or taking this way out of context). There are kids out there with disabilities who want to try to participate in sports, but who are denied based simply because they are disabled. I'm talking about individual sports. And there's really no good reason for it. As the article mentions, a strobe light starting system would allow deaf students to participate on the track team. That is reasonable. Nobody is suggesting that schools be forced to put wheelchair bound students on the football team. That's not reasonable. Another article I read yesterday about this same subject mentioned a champion para-olympian runner who was denied the opportunity to run on her HS track team. It's a shame, because there was no reason to do that to her.
Now, I don't know how I feel about this proposal that the President is putting forward. There are details that need to be hammered out obviously. I'll be interested to see how it all develops. But it's absurdity to act like "OMGBIGBROTHERGOVERNMENTBULLY!!" about it.
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I recall seeing a state champion HS wrestler who had one leg.
I recall seeing a wheel chair basketball game, what's your point?
I recall seeing a state champion HS wrestler who had one leg.
I recall seeing a wheel chair basketball game, what's your point?
My point is obvious to anyone with an IQ higher than 25. You are confused? You're dumb as toast.
