re: Special Needs Student Told To Remove His Varsity Letter

In the big picture.....this is trivial matter, but since it has been posted I will give my thoughts.

Each school has different requirements for earning a varsity letter and in some cases it carries more prestige at some schools than others. It signifies an accomplishment......same as making the honor roll.

If kids start wearing varsity letters who did not participate in varsity sports it ultimately devalues the accomplishment of those that did.

If this kid had been associated with the basketball program in any way as a manager or water boy.....just like Cuba Gooding Jr in the movie Radio. Then the coach might have considered him as part of the team and might or might not have given the kid a varsity letter.

In this particular case the mother thought she was doing something special for her child while diminishing the accomplishment of others.

The school looks petty with their decision but are sticking to their guidelines to receive a varsity letter. Once an exception is made it only opens the door for more exceptions. I stand by the schools decision.