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Originally Posted by HarryH93
Regardless whether someone believes that the Varsity letters should be exclusive to members of a Varsity team, the fact that someone's parent(s) went out of their way to complain about a kid with a Varsity jacket is tasteless.
I get the feeling that the person/people who complained felt embarrassed to have a kid with a disorder representing the Varsity team, which is despicable. Shame on them.
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Earning a varsity letter requires a specific set of circumstances, a parent deciding on their own that their kid deserves one arbitrarily is wrong. If you're going to say that someone should get a letter just for being involved in a sport at the school, you might as well stick them on the honor roll too just for taking a course there.
I'm all for giving those with a disability accommodations to ensure they receive equitable treatment, but buying you own bootleg varsity letter isn't in this category. If this was a case of some random kids being forced to remove varsity jackets they had bought it would not have made the news, the only reason it did is the person is disabled.