[Hoot Gibson]

Tennessee does it, they have very few private schools but they do it. I say all public schools roll out of the khsaa and let the private schools fund the khsaa I would say 99% of the people who are employed there would not have a job because their salaries would not be anything cause the private schools will have to foot that bill. Divide up that gate money that Trinity and X get to pay khsaa salaries. Where do any of you think that the money to fund the khsaa comes from. 95% of it out of the pockets of public school people!!!! Go to the Sweet 16 and see how many Trinity or Cov cath have there, maybe 300 people. Go to the football state championships and see, its not even close.

The fact that Tennessee chooses to persecute private schools does not make it right.

The parents of students who attend private schools who own property, pay the same amount of taxes to support public schools as they would if their children attended the public school. If you have a private school within your local school district and children that attend a public school, then the cost of their education is being partially subsidized by the parents of the private school parents.

If you want to talk about fairness, what is fair about parents who pay for their own children's education also footing the bill for your children's education?

This debate is not about fairness. It is about petty jealousy. If you exclude some of the best teams in the state from the playoffs, then you cheapen the championships and send the message to public school players that they are not good enough to compete with the private schools.