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Originally Posted by jammies
It's high school, not real life, and if you're going to teach teenagers something, let it be to have empathy for those who aren't as lucky as you are rather than how to exclude and marginalize others by ratting them out to little dictators.
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So, kick the lesson to the curb about working hard for years towards a goal? The kids who earned their letters have spent 3-4 years working hard. They have to be in great shape, make personal sacrifices in order to be at the top of their game. And several sports as well. There have been comments about "it's just a piece of clothing/ just a letter." This coming from from a fan base who salivates at the thought of our team winning a trophy that would maybe cost a couple of thousand to reproduce. What if I went into FOI and said "It's just a hunk of metal- what's the big deal."
Also, you would do anything to make the kid happy? Let him drive a car down the freeway, even if he couldn't possibly qualify for a driver's license? As long as it makes him happy, right?
The right thing would have been for the mom to approach the school and explain the situation. Then let the school and/or the varsity students decide if there should be an exception made.
What I find funny is when we were talking about a teacher who got suspended for giving failing grades (and zeros)- everybody was up in arms about how we shouldn't be giving students a free pass. Now we are saying that this student should.
The school appears to have put the student into a basketball program with other kids at his level, which is great. His mom taking that extra step on her own was wrong.