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Daemonaquila

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13. Not to mention the schools' desire to avoid scandal...

Reply to Daemonaquila (Reply #12)

Mon Mar 26, 2012, 08:51 AM

Mar 2012

First and foremost in any superintendent's mind: If the team captain is 19 and the cheerleaders are 16, my face is gonna get plastered on every channel when the statutory rape charges come down...

These guys aren't about safety or fairness. Where did that illusion come from?

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Should a Down Syndrome athlete be able to play high school sports after age 18? [View all] Yooperman Mar 2012 OP

Would any other kid who was over 18 and a senior enlightenment Mar 2012 #1

Thanks for you reply and opinion Yooperman Mar 2012 #2

how about a muscle-bound 300 pounder with Down's Syndrome? provis99 Mar 2012 #3

That is why I said that each individual case should be evaluated on it's own issues. Yooperman Mar 2012 #5

"23 other states do allow exceptions for persons with disabilities" jberryhill Mar 2012 #4

I disagree... I think Yooperman Mar 2012 #6

Why shouldn't any highschooler be allowed to play? ZombieHorde Mar 2012 #7

I don't agree with that... Yooperman Mar 2012 #8

Then wouldn't a weight/height restriction be better than an age restriction? ZombieHorde Mar 2012 #9

Good Point Yooperman Mar 2012 #10

The rule has nothing to do with size and weight. Daemonaquila Mar 2012 #12

Not to mention the schools' desire to avoid scandal... Daemonaquila Mar 2012 #13

A height restriction for basketball? Hmmm ... JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2012 #14

If size is the real reason for the age restriction, then size should be the real restriction. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2012 #15

Well one reason is while its just a game cstanleytech Mar 2012 #11