There will be more that do this.Worthington Schools reverses stance, will allow sports with restrictions
Amid backlash from parents against the district's decision to cancel fall sports, Worthington Schools has reversed its decision and will allow fall sports to continue although it will be a late start for some athletes. Worthington Schools announced Friday it will allow sports and extracurricular...abc6onyourside.com
Your trusted source must have read the social media posts from OHSAAI've heard from a trusted source that FB is going forward. 6-week regular season, then playoffs except where every school is eligible for 1st week of playoffs. Goal is to be wrapped up by Nov. 21 with season. This is what it's looking like. Kids & parents want this.
Even if the seasons are drastically curtailed, a limited season and all the time spent training is worth it.Another one will again have sports next week.
https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/...=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1596841130
Not hardly.Your trusted source must have read the social media posts from OHSAA
I see what you did there...Not hardly.
Agree with you, that is how about 50% of the country is governed now, by mobs. First sane stuff you've said in awhile. Welcome back!So let me get all this straight. We vote people to serve on the School Board. These people make a decision on school starting or sports or whatever it is. Some loud mouth parents disagree and the School Board reverses it's decision. A decision that should have been an educated decision to begin with. I'm not taking sides right or wrong, but I would not vote for a single one of those Board Members that changed their mind when voting time came around again, and I would probably go to them and ask them to resign. Have Board meetings and allow people to voice their opinions and make a decision.
"Close the city and tell the people that something's coming to call
Death and darkness are rushing forward to take a bite from the wall, oh
You've nothing to say
They're breaking away
If you listen to fools...
The Mob Rules
The Mob Rules
Kill the spirit and you'll be blinded, the end is always the same
Play with fire, you burn your fingers and lose your hold of the flame, oh
It's over, it's done
The end is begun
If you listen to fools...
The Mob Rules
You've nothing to say
Oh, They're breaking away
If you listen to fools...
Break the circle and stop the movement, the wheel is thrown to the ground
Just remember it might start rolling and take you right back around
You're all fools!
The Mob Rules!"
So you see speaking your mind as "loud mouthed"? If it is just "some loud mouth parents" wouldn't someone like you that has an opinion about everything at the front of the line? This does not mean I disagree or you are wrong because I do not know if the school board learned the feelings of their constituents prior to the vote. There was no previous pandemics so both sides were caught off guard in that respect. If the board voted to hold winter classes outside in January, would it be "loud mouthed parents" who object? Why paint it all with a broad brush wihout knowing the situation? I changed my mind on grading and other issues as a 30+ year teacher after listening to kids and realizing I was unintentionally not acting in their best interests. Maybe the board did not do their research prior to the vote and/or heard compelling arguments that helped them change their mind. Of course, maybe not.
In my district, they formed a committee of parents, teachers, administrators, the school board, and business leaders to discuss potential actions to take. Unfortunately, there could only be a couple people representing each of those groups. There's no way to ensure groups that small acccurately represent the evolving views of the general public.
Furthermore, recommendations from the state have been wishy-washy and ever-changing. That is mirrored at the county/local health department level. A plan is put together in the morning only to have new "guidance" issued a few hours later.
Schools aren't private businesses. School Boards can't just say this is the way it is without creating animosity with voters that extends into other situations for years to come.
Is it possible that some school boards have made some knee-jerk reactions? Sure, but just because it appears as a knee-jerk reaction doesn't mean that it is one. You may be very familiar with the Woodridge School Board and maybe that is how they operate on a consistent basis. However, if your local school board has made deliberative decisions in the past, I wouldn't be too quick to indict them for changing their minds on almost anything COVID-related.
Didn't say I would kill them, just wouldn't vote for them.
My exception would be if there was an expert that they had relied on that was flat out wrong and that was proven, or if they were relying on data that was wrong or had changed drastically. Psycho_dad and his friends that love CC should not factor in the decision. If for some reason the decision needed knowledge of track and field, Cafeteria and commercial kitchen design or residential kitchen and bath design, I would be there sharing my expert knowledge.
4 months and countless board meetings should have been enough to come to a decision. Do you think expert information came to light that they didn't know about?
Fair enough. Just looking at what the MAC has done and I just heard the BIG10 might cancel Fall sports. This is going to be a bigger mess than it already is.I think we are just beginning to gain some understanding of how this virus affects kids and how/when it is transmitted. So yes, I think there is lots of expert information coming to light on a daily basis.
So let me get all this straight. We vote people to serve on the School Board. These people make a decision on school starting or sports or whatever it is. Some loud mouth parents disagree and the School Board reverses it's decision. A decision that should have been an educated decision to begin with. I'm not taking sides right or wrong, but I would not vote for a single one of those Board Members that changed their mind when voting time came around again, and I would probably go to them and ask them to resign. Have Board meetings and allow people to voice their opinions and make a decision.
Yes, we learn more. But,Once again for the people in the back...literally the purpose of science and experts is to improve our knowledge about stuff, like masks and the virus. March is very long ago in the life of Covid-19.