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Originally Posted by BuckminsterFuller
Now, as for the Varsity Letter, that is an award that is earned. Cheapenning it cheapens the hard work of everyone who has earned it.
In this instance, it was purchased online by the handicapped kid's parents without prior input or consent from the school.
If the handicapped kid did something special to earn the respect of his Lettered peers and they wish to acknowledge it in some way, fine. But for parents to arbitrarily give out Varsity letters to their kids, handicapped or not, is wrong.
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It's a high school sport, in the big picture of life it means something between sweet and f all. Let the kid have the letter. It's not as if the school decided to give him straight A's and graduate him with honours. It's a coat given to a bunch of jocks that means NOTHING to almost everyone but it clearly means something to this guy and his family. Giving him the letter hurts no one but taking it away clearly hurts him, give him the letter and move on.