I know in the grand scheme of things it is a little thing, but...
Our school has cancelled all athletic competitions that will take our kids out of state. This means for starters, no Penn relays. Not a big deal for my son who is a sophomore, but a major deal for Juniors and Seniors. There are alot of college scouts at this event. It also gives them a chance to meet runners from all over the world. They especially love meeting the Brazilian and Jamaican runners, and especially above all the Ethiopians.
In addition, if our team makes it to the Meet of Champions, which they look likely to do this year (it is very difficult to do this) they will not be able to go. MOC is held in Pa. On the national high school running web site they list all of the high schools who won't be able to go to Penn Relays and their MOC and it is so sad. One more thing that these rotten terrorrists have taken from us. I know the high schools weighed these decisions very carefully. I just don't think you can live your life like this. The odds of a terrorist strike and a state track competition are pretty slim, the kids probably face far worst dangers driving to school.
Our school has cancelled all athletic competitions that will take our kids out of state. This means for starters, no Penn relays. Not a big deal for my son who is a sophomore, but a major deal for Juniors and Seniors. There are alot of college scouts at this event. It also gives them a chance to meet runners from all over the world. They especially love meeting the Brazilian and Jamaican runners, and especially above all the Ethiopians.
In addition, if our team makes it to the Meet of Champions, which they look likely to do this year (it is very difficult to do this) they will not be able to go. MOC is held in Pa. On the national high school running web site they list all of the high schools who won't be able to go to Penn Relays and their MOC and it is so sad. One more thing that these rotten terrorrists have taken from us. I know the high schools weighed these decisions very carefully. I just don't think you can live your life like this. The odds of a terrorist strike and a state track competition are pretty slim, the kids probably face far worst dangers driving to school.