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KamaAina

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99. Actually, there was at least one more
Sun Jan 27, 2013, 03:30 PM
Jan 2013

Natalia Partyka, a table tennis player from Poland with one arm.



Then there was the high school kid from NJ who was kicked out of Special Olympics - because he made his school's varsity swim team!

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Good. Time to place sports back where they belong Live and Learn Jan 2013 #1
^^This!^^ LeftofObama Jan 2013 #4
You are completely right! obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #72
Exactly! "Sports" have become the "bread and circuses" distraction from a society in decline. DailyGrind51 Jan 2013 #80
I'm not sure what this may imply in the future? glowing Jan 2013 #2
Perhaps districts or regions can pool resources to have consolidated teams? Bibliovore Jan 2013 #16
That's okay, if you have perhaps 4 or 5 districts close to each other. Igel Jan 2013 #82
But is it right for a district to have 20 sport teams that NO special ed kids can play on? Public DonRedwood Jan 2013 #19
If you look at a budget of resources, and having a mom glowing Jan 2013 #39
I'm torn as well, but not in the same way. Butterbean Jan 2013 #52
Yes u r, in my mom's school (she's a teacher) glowing Jan 2013 #56
no one in a wheelchair is going to be allowed onto a field to play soccer or a court to play basketb KamaAina Jan 2013 #50
I believe the poster meant enlightenment Jan 2013 #53
teams made up of players from multiple schools KamaAina Jan 2013 #55
Yes, enlightenment Jan 2013 #70
Thank you, that's what I meant.. AND I'm trying to take an outlook on a rural region. glowing Jan 2013 #68
I meant within a mixed event. It would be dangerous to have glowing Jan 2013 #54
The analogy here is not the Special Olympics but the Paralympics KamaAina Jan 2013 #57
What is your point? I'm talking about costs and actual logistics in implementation on school glowing Jan 2013 #67
The article would be saying both are entailed. n/t Igel Jan 2013 #83
YES!! pissedoffliblgimp Jan 2013 #95
Actually, there was at least one more KamaAina Jan 2013 #99
This should produce a lot of athletic scholarships for disabled students. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #3
I'm slightly torn on this one leftynyc Jan 2013 #5
Agreed. revolution breeze Jan 2013 #13
I agree. There isn't enough money as it stands for the educational part of school. These DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Jan 2013 #36
Sounds great, but I can't help but be suspicious. Chef Eric Jan 2013 #6
this is a joke or.... madrchsod Jan 2013 #7
I think it's possible. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #17
i`m fully aware of the special olympics and their purpose madrchsod Jan 2013 #49
"i guess those bloated high school football programs will be taking a hit....." Bay Boy Jan 2013 #78
Awesome news! littlemissmartypants Jan 2013 #8
“Justice denied anywhere diminishes justice everywhere.” FailureToCommunicate Jan 2013 #9
All laws signed by REPUBLICAN presidents...Nixon, Ford, & GHW Bush alp227 Jan 2013 #27
And your point is? FailureToCommunicate Jan 2013 #29
In this age, Right wingers would call this Arne Duncan directive "COMMUNISM" alp227 Jan 2013 #32
"Free appropriate public education" Igel Jan 2013 #85
Let's see .... we don't have enough money for arts education, so let's add more costs. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #10
WTF? CreekDog Jan 2013 #33
The disabled are not too costly for me. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #40
you said it's too expensive for them to have sports CreekDog Jan 2013 #42
You make me sick. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #44
then why did you post the decision as if it were a way to take money away from schools? CreekDog Jan 2013 #45
I think the point they were trying to make is the fact that its going to cost money and cstanleytech Jan 2013 #66
It's time to make school sports all inclusive vs exclusive liberal N proud Jan 2013 #11
Let's do the same with college and pro sports too postulater Jan 2013 #12
I seriously think that would be a great thing to do obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #75
the realitiy is this Celebration Jan 2013 #14
the janitors and teachers salaries.... madrchsod Jan 2013 #15
Already been done darling. Next cut? And special sports means special equipment MichiganVote Jan 2013 #73
I'm for it coldbeer Jan 2013 #18
We should do something like Europe and have seperate sports clubs instead. Crowman1979 Jan 2013 #20
Swell idea! And it has been done before... FailureToCommunicate Jan 2013 #21
The result of this will be schools drastically cutting athletic departments. geek tragedy Jan 2013 #22
I am surprised by some of the comments here considering the 'progressive' leanings of FailureToCommunicate Jan 2013 #23
Well, not every "progressive" idea can realistically work. alp227 Jan 2013 #28
NCLB. Promoted and signed by a Republican president. FailureToCommunicate Jan 2013 #31
Absolutely. And cosponsored by the sheltered scion of an archcapitalist dynasty. Igel Jan 2013 #86
unfunded mandates? can we cut the Republican terminology? CreekDog Jan 2013 #34
so we can't afford to give the disabled rights CreekDog Jan 2013 #89
I think it's the fixation on teams and leagues that's a problem starroute Jan 2013 #24
My school had less than 500 kids, hughee99 Jan 2013 #35
Why can't you find a sport those two can join that already exixsts pissedoffliblgimp Jan 2013 #96
For a school that offers only 5 boys sports hughee99 Jan 2013 #100
Cancel all sports. My kids hike and play outside. Where's my subsidy. Sports should iiibbb Jan 2013 #25
Did you forget the "sarcasm" smilie? Actually, I probably know FailureToCommunicate Jan 2013 #26
Thank you... have a nice day. iiibbb Jan 2013 #38
Go attack this secret republican iiibbb Jan 2013 #41
Lastly iiibbb Jan 2013 #43
It did not occur to me. So I checked. You may be in RKBA to argue policy but FailureToCommunicate Jan 2013 #59
Thank you... iiibbb Jan 2013 #62
So true! FailureToCommunicate Jan 2013 #65
IMO youth sports should be funded by local governments, not schools Odin2005 Jan 2013 #47
Local governments don't have Bay Boy Jan 2013 #79
+1,000,000,000,000 Dawson Leery Jan 2013 #77
Got me thinking about the Friday Night Lights character handicapped by football injury. alp227 Jan 2013 #30
Here it the Actual Department of Education web site notice on this happyslug Jan 2013 #37
Good in principle, but in reality this is just another unfunded mandate... Odin2005 Jan 2013 #46
Some of us might actually be good, you know KamaAina Jan 2013 #51
Two things Blackjackdavey Jan 2013 #48
A lot of us at DU love sports OKNancy Jan 2013 #64
Positive Example Gallaudet University Lesmoderesstupides Jan 2013 #58
The Gallaudet football team invented the huddle -- an example of how... Recursion Jan 2013 #60
Gallaudet football team had some really good players that would have gone to the NFL Lesmoderesstupides Jan 2013 #61
Not because they want to.. pissedoffliblgimp Jan 2013 #92
Thank you for siting a good example. And welcome to DU! FailureToCommunicate Jan 2013 #63
A Wonderful Use RobinA Jan 2013 #69
Right. We'll get right on it. Another mandate without money. MichiganVote Jan 2013 #71
This should help with the rural area's One_Life_To_Give Jan 2013 #74
Perhaps it is time to place sports activity into clubs, not in the schools. Dawson Leery Jan 2013 #76
+1 Crowman1979 Jan 2013 #84
Thank you for the support. Dawson Leery Jan 2013 #87
That will probably help our obesity epidemic, the largest health crisis facing the nations youth. Exultant Democracy Jan 2013 #88
If you watch south park, alp227 Jan 2013 #81
I'm not quite sure how this will work in smaller school disctricts Marrah_G Jan 2013 #90
I was disabled and have the same questions. Trascoli Jan 2013 #94
Happy dance pissedoffliblgimp Jan 2013 #91
I was disable in High School Trascoli Jan 2013 #93
Separate leagues, eg: football, cheerleading, band, JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #98
More I think about it.. pissedoffliblgimp Jan 2013 #97
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