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April 25, 2007
NCAA Bans Consideration of Grades From Another High School
The NCAA announced today that it would not accept athletes’ records from God’s Academy Prep, a secondary school in Dallas. The new school had asked the NCAA to use its grades in the process of determining the eligibility of its students to compete. But the association said the school had no formal instruction or organized curriculum.
More than 200 nontraditional high schools have come under scrutiny by the NCAA because of concerns over their legitimacy and their alleged use by athletes to meet the NCAA’s eligibility standards. About a dozen are now on the association’s bad list, which evolves based on further reviews. —Sara Lipka
Posted on Wednesday April 25, 2007 | Permalink |Comments
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Dear Colleagues:
Article 26 (3) of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS reads as follows: Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.
In the same document, Article 3 reads as follows: Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
Finally, Article 30 reads as follows: Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.
In conclusion, nontraditional high schools are permitted to operate in the United States without interference by outside bodies such as the NCAA.
William Allan Kritsonis, PhD
Professor
PhD Program in Educational Leadership
Prairie View A&M University
Member of the Texas A&M University System
Editor-in-Chief
NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS
Please see: www.nationalforum.com
— William Allan Kritsonis, PhD Apr 26, 08:55 AM #
The NCAA is in no way interfering with parental choice or the operations of nontraditional high schools; they are simply exercising their right to establish an acceptable educational standard for their organization.
If certain high schools do not meet that standard, they certainly have the choice to make changes in their operations.
Therein lies the strength of freedom and choice.
— Pam Jeffrey Apr 26, 09:59 AM #
The lady doth protest too much, me thinks. Religious schools, especially those founded by and/or supported by fundamentialists, want the right to create a program free of interference by state and federal agencies but them cry “foul” when their programs are not accepted and their students are not considered adequately prepared. In this way, the schools and their supporters continue to feel justified in their belief that they are a persecuted minority. Well, you reap what you sow. If the NCAA deems that a particular high school does not meet its academic standards, then the students’ parents have the choice, continue their student in the school or move them to a school with acceptable academic standards.
— Dr. Bob Harris Apr 26, 10:36 AM #