[Ciexyz]

Something's wrong in that school district. They've left themselves open for an investigation. It's their duty to ensure that Black and Hispanic students are afforded the opportunity to participate in cheerleading. When you have an all-white committee that chooses only Caucasians, and an entrance fee for the cheerleading clinic -- that's asking for a federal investigation.

Expand the cheerleading squad immediately by adding qualified Black and Hispanic students. Make the clinic free to all students. And add minority teachers to the committee that chooses the cheerleaders. Nuff said. It's fair, just do it.

[meyer]

You forgot the (/sarcasm) tag.

[thegreatbeast]

You wrote, " Make the clinic free to all students." No, YOU make the clinic free to all who are interested. Don't ask the taxpayers to pay for your pet projects. If it's so important to you, you underwrite the clinic!
Some one said something about black females were not playing lacrosse and other sports but did not list BASKETBALL. Why?

[Robert A Cook PE]

"Expand the cheerleading squad immediately by adding qualified Black and Hispanic students. Make the clinic free to all students. And add minority teachers to the committee that chooses the cheerleaders. Nuff said. It's fair, just do it....

You forgot something.

"And make sure that exactly the right percent of blacks get picked for the squad... regardless of qualification of the judges or talent of the competitors. ....That's only fair, just do it."

/ sarcasm off

[usadave]

Expand the cheerleading squad immediately by adding qualified Black and Hispanic students.

But that's the point others on this thread have been trying to make. Many minority girls don't qualify for various reasons. "Qualifying" doesn't just mean looking nice in a cheerleading outfit. Today, cheerleaders do more than just stand on the sidelines and wave their pom-poms around. A cheerleader usually needs to have gymnastic, tumbling, and drill skills that often take years of practice and training to acquire.