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The best school I ever attended divided classes between academic (attended at one's grade level) and social (attended at one's age level) --- some teachers were accredited as faculty at a nearby college, and once one had finished a subject through 12th grade, one could begin taking college courses --- many students were awarded 4-year college degrees along with their high school diploma when graduating.

The Mississippi State Supreme Court ruled it illegal since it conferred an advantage on students who were able to work and study well enough to move ahead, but failed to make arrangements for students who couldn't to get free college after graduating from high school.

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bell-cot 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> The Mississippi State Supreme Court ruled it illegal since ...

I'm thinking the same legal rationalizations could be used to rule that high school football programs are illegal. No advantage conferred on the students who fail to make the team, and no free college for those who don't end up with an athletic scholarship.

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WillAdams 8 hours ago | parent [-]

The thing is, Title IX addressed this by requiring some level of equity in funding, at least in theory.

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bell-cot 8 hours ago | parent [-]

At most, Title IX addressed the "girl's can't make the team" issue here. Where's the equal funding for slow, out-of-shape klutzes?

(Actually, I don't know if Title IX addresses co-ed sports. And no matter how co-ed on paper, the rough nature nature of standard football will still result in anything-but-equal gender representation - both on the team, and in those scholarships.)

	▲	WillAdams 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		At that point we are close to Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron". We need something a bit more equitable, which acknowledges the uniqueness of each student.

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doctorpangloss 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

What case might that be?

	▲	WillAdams 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I don't know --- it was in the late '70s, early '80s, and I just heard about it from letters my parents received about it from folks who were still living there.