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re: EBR School Board votes to lower athlete GPA requirements
Posted on 8/7/15 at 10:53 am to King George
Posted on 8/7/15 at 10:53 am to King George
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...or athletic scholarship.
And THEN prison.
Better?
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Posted on 8/7/15 at 10:53 am to LigerFan
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Are high school eligibility rules the same as NCAA? If so, I still have 4 years of eligibility to play sports and I'm considering using them.
If it's the same, then the 5 year clock started your freshman year regardless of if you played or not.
Also, why would this news make you want to?
So you can taunt the kids who just took your arse down?
Posted on 8/7/15 at 10:55 am to Signal Soldier
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Drake, who was superintendent of Zachary schools and now works for the state Department of Education, is the only applicant currently being considered for the job.
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Prior to that, the bulk of his career was with the parish school system, starting in 1974 as a history teacher at Glen Oaks Junior High. He spent six years as principal of Tara High before heading to Zachary to launch its new, independent school district.
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Warren Drake leads pep rally for East Baton Rouge school employees: ‘I feel God called me to this position’
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Pursuing excellence is not easy in a school system where children face deep poverty and unsafe home environments, but it’s necessary, important work, Drake told the audience gathered at Bethany World Prayer Center in Baker.
“Our children face hardship, they face obstacles, they face barriers to learning,” Drake said, “and we’ve got to remove those barriers.”
Posted on 8/7/15 at 10:55 am to thesoccerfanjax
quote:Quite possible for both of those to run congruently.
...or athletic scholarship.
And THEN prison.
Posted on 8/7/15 at 10:55 am to Signal Soldier
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"Anything that help kids to stay focused, to defer them from getting into criminal mischief, to be around adults that love and care about them, I'm for it," Washington said.
Such a true statement. Just lower it to 0.5 if it keeps them on campus and not doing stupid shite.
Posted on 8/7/15 at 10:55 am to Signal Soldier
This is the crap that makes my blood boil.
Posted on 8/7/15 at 10:58 am to Signal Soldier
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The LHSAA requires that all students competing in sports pass five classes and have a C-average. However, the organization does not spell out specifically what a C-average means.
So let's see how this will work...
P.E. = A
English = D
Math = D
Science = D
Social Studies = D
Passed 5 classes. GPA = 1.6.
Let's play some football.
Posted on 8/7/15 at 10:59 am to Swirlchocolate
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To play college athletics, the NCAA currently requires a 2.0 GPA, but it is shifting to requiring that incoming college freshman will need a 2.3 minimum GPA to play college athletics.
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He said two longtime coaches persuaded him it was a good idea to shift back to a 1.5 minimum GPA. One coach offered this reason to him: “You would have 150 kids on this campus under adult supervision who aren’t now, and their mama would know where they are.”
Looks like EBR Schools are focused on babysitting.
Posted on 8/7/15 at 11:04 am to Shexter
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Looks like EBR Schools are focused on babysitting.
And people think teachers have it easy.
Posted on 8/7/15 at 11:09 am to MontyFranklyn
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you can't combat extreme mediocrity with acceptance even more mediocrity
Agreed. All of the good athletes are getting their grades fixed anyway so if the nickel corner wants to play, he better stay up late and get that C in art.
Posted on 8/7/15 at 11:17 am to Walking the Earth
Btw, don't other school districts have the 1.5 GPA requirement as well? I also somewhat remember when it was previously increased to 2.0 in EBR, that some feared that fewer students would participate in athletics. In the case of Broadmoor High, I have often read articles of them struggling to have decent numbers for their football team because many of the students there were unable to qualify for participation.
This post was edited on 8/7/15 at 11:19 am
Posted on 8/7/15 at 11:17 am to thesoccerfanjax
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This is why the south dominates in sports.
I agree.
Posted on 8/7/15 at 11:18 am to Signal Soldier
I'm not sure why there are so many derogatory remarks being made. Do you guys realize that a 1.5 GPA is the requirement for schools like West Monroe, Barbe, Mandeville, Live Oak, etc? The LHSAA only requires that 5 classes are passed and a 1.5 GPA. EBR a few years ago voluntarily bumped their own GPA qualifications up to 2.0. It's not like EBR is now using a lower standard than the rest of the state.
Posted on 8/7/15 at 11:19 am to Signal Soldier
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"Anything that help kids to stay focused, to defer them from getting into criminal mischief, to be around adults that love and care about them, I'm for it," Washington said.
Kicking the can down the road. So the kid manages to stay out of trouble throughout high school due to being preoccupied with sports? What happens when he is done with high school sports and can't get into any college due to his fricking 1.5 gpa. SMH
Posted on 8/7/15 at 11:20 am to Kracka
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I get what they are attempting to do here. Trying to keep kids occupied and off the streets.
Then make them go to a tutor.
Posted on 8/7/15 at 11:21 am to Choupique19
Yeah, the OT gonna OT as usual. Always coming in uninformed on such a topic like this. 
This post was edited on 8/7/15 at 11:22 am
Posted on 8/7/15 at 11:26 am to c on z
This is a secret way to make EBR public schools relevant at sports again.
Catholic high
U high
Parkview
Watch out!
Catholic high
U high
Parkview
Watch out!
Posted on 8/7/15 at 11:27 am to c on z
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Yeah, the OT gonna OT as usual. Always coming in uninformed on such a topic like this
Why should the people of EBR give a shite what the standards are in WM or Mandeville. Crazy, but maybe they want a higher standard for their kids.
Posted on 8/7/15 at 11:33 am to Black n Gold
Unfortunately those higher standards have not translated into what you would ideally hope for. As I said earlier, the change in GPA has appeared to created problems in allowing students to participate in athletics.
Posted on 8/7/15 at 11:37 am to LSU_Saints_Hornets
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What happens when he is done with high school sports and can't get into any college due to his fricking 1.5 gpa. SMH
What does that have to do with LHSAA eligibility requirements? Are you saying that this kid may only have a 1.5 GPA because he participated in athletics, and that without them he surely would have soared above a 2.0 GPA?
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