Of all the aspects of high school, participating in sports is a mutual interest of the students. High school sports are events where students can showcase their talents, learn valuable life lessons, and stay active in their years of adolescence. “In The Case Against High School Sports,” Amanda Ripley argues that high school sports should be terminated because they are expensive and prioritized over education and safety.
The author argues that high schools should get rid of sports because they are too expensive. In the article, Ripley discusses the cost of sports at Premont High School, a small high school located in Premont, Texas. The annual cost of sports at Premont totals to about $150,000 a year where about one-third of the money is paid to …show more content…
After being threatened with shutdown by the state for financial mismanagement and academic failure, the superintendent, Ernest Singleton, of the Premont Independent School District got rid of all of the sports within his district. The district then began to lay off employees and consolidate the middle school and high school campuses. Amanda Ripley adds “the elementary school hadn’t employed an art or a music teacher in years; and the high school had sealed off the science labs, which were infested with mold…(Ripley, Par. 9 & 10). Despite the condition that the schools were in, the Premont School District was still able to produce high school sports like football, basketball, etc. In this case, the setting of the school jeopardized the safety of the students because they could have developed serious ailments from the buildup of mold in the labs. The education of the students was also at risk because they were not getting the necessary classes that they needed, which would delay their academic abilities. All of these issues were the results of high school sports being prioritized over the key concerns of
The author argues that high schools should get rid of sports because they are too expensive. In the article, Ripley discusses the cost of sports at Premont High School, a small high school located in Premont, Texas. The annual cost of sports at Premont totals to about $150,000 a year where about one-third of the money is paid to …show more content…
After being threatened with shutdown by the state for financial mismanagement and academic failure, the superintendent, Ernest Singleton, of the Premont Independent School District got rid of all of the sports within his district. The district then began to lay off employees and consolidate the middle school and high school campuses. Amanda Ripley adds “the elementary school hadn’t employed an art or a music teacher in years; and the high school had sealed off the science labs, which were infested with mold…(Ripley, Par. 9 & 10). Despite the condition that the schools were in, the Premont School District was still able to produce high school sports like football, basketball, etc. In this case, the setting of the school jeopardized the safety of the students because they could have developed serious ailments from the buildup of mold in the labs. The education of the students was also at risk because they were not getting the necessary classes that they needed, which would delay their academic abilities. All of these issues were the results of high school sports being prioritized over the key concerns of