"This decision was more about money then anyone cares to admit."
Most high school football programs are NOT money makers when all the expenses are factored in.
Football and basketball are, however, the most important thing in our schools.
I can't speak for this school, but in my old high school (and I live in NYC, not even one of these HS football crazy towns), it was the biggest draw.
The school actually could chart out and predict future revenue (from alumni donations and other things) based on the sports programs success.
I had never even thought that a high schools alumni donations were linked to a football team.
And I went to a private school, however, in my school, these 2 idiots would have been kicked off the team, the coaches attitude was always the team comes first, and anyone can be replaced....anyone.
Judges hand down puffball sentences like this, then wonder why nobody 'respects the law'.
I'm guessing that you forgot your /sarcasm tag. :-)
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IMHO, public school athletics should be tossed out. The exorbitant insurance coverage rates, the expense of the equipment, the uniforms, the stadium (or playing field) etc.
There are plenty of community teams people could sign their kids up for if they wanted their kids involved in sports.
Schools piss off WAY too much time with announcing sports, pestering kids to join up, holding a weekly 'pep rally' having team members (and faculty) constantly dunning students to 'buy this' or 'buy that' to do the right thing and 'support the team'.
Schools used to stress an academic education. Now it's all health, fitness and behavior modification crapola with a bit of actual learning tossed in.
It's why most kids can tell you the 4 major food groups, but can't tell you the first 4 Presidents of the United States.