I’m curious how it would add considerable cost.
That is a different scenario than parents deciding the school in their district isnt suitable for their child to attend but johnny wants to play baseball so that school should be forced to allow him to play
Public schools get reimbursed based on the number of kids attending their schools.
Oh, I’m sure Mid Prairie enjoyed those State Championships they wouldn’t otherwise have.
More kids equals more equipment needed, more coaches necessary, bigger transportation costs, more insurance responsibility, expenses for literally moving the goal posts, etc.
It’s not about the kids. It’s about trying to get around a loophole in the grift.
I was talking about your previous quote shown below. You said it costs more to go from 8 man to 11 man. Why would that cost more? I get if you have more kids out that you might have to buy more equipment. But you might have equipment from last year because you had more kids out. Also, one or two more kids might not bump you up to 11 man football either, not that it matters. Try and answer one of my questions for once instead of changing it to fit your answer.
A lot of times student athletes are doing stuff to raise money for their sports already. Well at least they used to, can’t say kids now days do anything like that.
Keep in mind this isn’t just sports / it’s ALL extracurricular activities, at the expense of the public schools, which are simultaneously being under-funded my the same legislators who want to foist another unfunded mandate on them.
Where is your line in the sand. Private schools are taking funds from public schools. Should public schools be required to then pay for a private school student to participate in activities paid for by said public schools? If it is all about parental choice then the kids are going to need to accept their parent's decision.
Since when is asking people to pay their fair share a punishment?
The school voucher scam is an assault on public education intentionally, period. For as clear eyed as you are on most topics this is where you're not
Lol. The private schools do NOT have to take in all kids and or accommodate them and the frauds known as private schools have increased tuition to match the new voucher. It's a ****ing scam and defunding of public education. Iowa was once #2 in the land for education and our quarter shows this. Not anymore under full Republican control since 2016. Mississippi North
Still the case. In Ankeny at least, salaries for coaches and transportation to events are covered by the district…many/most other expenses are paid for through fundraising/concessions/entry fees.
BEDS is based on the number of students in 9th, 10th, and 11th grade. It doesn't matter if only 1 private school student chooses to play football at a certain public school, I believe the entire enrollment of the private school in grades 9-11 would be included with the public school in the number to determine athletic classification.
Who does the fundraising? I am sure it is parents that don't live in the school district.
The kids/families, parent committees, booster club, private donations, local business sponsorship, etc
