[RedDevilStXIUFan]

I have a rather unique outlook on this subject. 1) I move from Ohio (public schools) to KY in 02. I researched all the schools in the area both public and private and determined that Ashland and Russell had the best academic schhols. At the same time, I won't lie, I paid attention to the sports and music programs, how the fans behaved at games, and lastly looked at the overall size of the school. I then found a house in the district that I felt was the best fit for all five of my children In 05 I moved to Louisville, went through the same exercise and chose private schools. When it was clear that 3 of my five children were having trouble adjusting to the academic/social/overall experience of the private schools, I chose to move 5 miles to a public school district that I considered good enough for my three children. By the way, all my children now attend a public school (Russell) because the tuition and lifestyle wasn't what I wanted in Louisville. My point is twofold. #1) Life is not fair. Corporations merge/improve/recruit top talent all the time. In doing so, they force their competition to evolve. Maybe, we should spend less time trying to create a level playing field and actually challenge ourselves to raise our standard of expectation to equal that of the private schools. #2) We all have a choice. Maybe we have to send our kids to a nearby district or move. If it's that important to you, you'll find a way. OR, you'll become more involved in your school to make it better.

I just don't agree with saying something is not fair and trying to create so many champions that eventually they mean nothing. I think the KHSAA did a good job of taking the pure numbers advantage away by saying classes would be determined by the number of boys in a school. I also think they did a good job by establishing boundaries. Thay won't stop recruiting but that's another long post.....