As a result, the spelling bee "sends a message that this isn’t an all-kids movement," Newman said.
And they will be eliminating their sports teams because of this when?
More like they know that any kids they send to this competition and further rounds will quickly get crushed because they have failed to teach them.
by this logic title IX should never have been passed because sports competition has been detrimental to women.
Look at the elimination of mens sports, see how much that has helped men's self esteeme. . . .