[OrangenowBlue]

I believe that for many years the KHSAA allowed private schools to run rampant across the state when it came to illegal recruiting. At the same time, they were enforcing rules on recruiting on the public schools more rigidly. There was no problem until they started having a lot of success, especially in basketball, in the late nineties up to a few years ago. Then the KHSAA tried to reign them in by enforcing rules that had been in place or pass even tighter rules. Some public schools were even pushing for a separation. This is when you seen the money and power get involved in athletics as the politicians got involved by putting pressure on the KHSAA and using blackmail tactics such as dissolving the KHSAA if they didn't get their way. The KHSAA then backed off and took a new route. This appears to be that instead of enforcing old rules on private schools, they have relaxed these rules on public schools also. Recruiting is rampant statewide, both public and private. So separation of public/private is not the answer. Enforcing rules already in place is.