Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Another story of fiction.
Nicholas D in tha House
Nov. 29, 2005
School board ban
Page 243, Story 1
The Denver school board voted unanimously Tuesday to ban boys from playing on girl’s teams.
The decision came after four boys made the high school girl’s field hockey team last year, which the board considered a hazard for female players.
The board credited its 9-0 vote to concerns with the safety of high school girls.
“The boys are just too big and physical and it intimidates the girls on the team,” school board member Jane Tribitt said. “It is a matter of safety.”
Although Denver enacted this ban many other districts in the state do not have the same rule when it comes to co-ed participation and this raises other safety issues.
“If safety was a concern for the board,” high school director Hugh Baker said. “Then our girl’s teams with have to forfeit games if there are boys on the opposing teams.”
Stuard Adler, whose daughter was on the senior girl’s field hockey team last year, agrees with the new policy and said that girls who want to play on the boy’s football and baseball teams are not allowed.
Jacob Stevens who played on the girl’s hockey team last year didn’t think the board’s decision was fair.
“If we can’t play with the girls, we wouldn’t be able to play,” Stevens said. “There are not enough boys interested to create a men’s field hockey team.”
In accordance with the Denver school board's decision this policy will take effect immediately specifically banning boys from playing on the girl’s hockey, volleyball and softball teams.
“Just because there are not enough boys interested in the sport to field their own team,” Adler said. “(That) is not justification for being allowed to join the girl’s team.”
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Nicholas D in tha House
Nov. 29, 2005
School board ban
Page 243, Story 1
The Denver school board voted unanimously Tuesday to ban boys from playing on girl’s teams.
The decision came after four boys made the high school girl’s field hockey team last year, which the board considered a hazard for female players.
The board credited its 9-0 vote to concerns with the safety of high school girls.
“The boys are just too big and physical and it intimidates the girls on the team,” school board member Jane Tribitt said. “It is a matter of safety.”
Although Denver enacted this ban many other districts in the state do not have the same rule when it comes to co-ed participation and this raises other safety issues.
“If safety was a concern for the board,” high school director Hugh Baker said. “Then our girl’s teams with have to forfeit games if there are boys on the opposing teams.”
Stuard Adler, whose daughter was on the senior girl’s field hockey team last year, agrees with the new policy and said that girls who want to play on the boy’s football and baseball teams are not allowed.
Jacob Stevens who played on the girl’s hockey team last year didn’t think the board’s decision was fair.
“If we can’t play with the girls, we wouldn’t be able to play,” Stevens said. “There are not enough boys interested to create a men’s field hockey team.”
In accordance with the Denver school board's decision this policy will take effect immediately specifically banning boys from playing on the girl’s hockey, volleyball and softball teams.
“Just because there are not enough boys interested in the sport to field their own team,” Adler said. “(That) is not justification for being allowed to join the girl’s team.”
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# posted by Nick D @ 6:55 PM 
