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HS Recruit Ruled Ineligible for Being Too Smart
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08-11-2019 03:12 PM |
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RE: HS Recruit Ruled Ineligible for Being Too Smart
Yeah... that's not what that article says. Based on the credits he accumulated from being home schooled they counted him as a sophomore when he transferred to public school.
The issue is trying to spread the 3 years of credits he needed over 4 years. I can't believe the school system allowed that. The Michigan High School Athletic Association certainly didn't.
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08-11-2019 10:20 PM |
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RE: HS Recruit Ruled Ineligible for Being Too Smart
(08-11-2019 10:20 PM)Wolfman Wrote: The issue is trying to spread the 3 years of credits he needed over 4 years. I can't believe the school system allowed that.
Many high school students take classes outside of their own school; most do it through summer school or online classes. A lot of athletes do it so that they can take a lighter course load during a sports season. This instance is the first I've heard of a school athletic association ruling an athlete ineligible for being ahead of his graduating class in coursework ... if that's what happened here.
If, on the other hand, it turns out that the school itself classified Yaseen as a sophomore during his first year at the school, and now they want to change that decision long after the fact, just because they want their school's football team to get an extra season with this superstar wide receiver ... then they are probably stuck with their initial classification of Yaseen.
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08-12-2019 12:02 AM |
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RE: HS Recruit Ruled Ineligible for Being Too Smart
(08-12-2019 12:02 AM)Wedge Wrote: (08-11-2019 10:20 PM)Wolfman Wrote: The issue is trying to spread the 3 years of credits he needed over 4 years. I can't believe the school system allowed that.
Many high school students take classes outside of their own school; most do it through summer school or online classes. A lot of athletes do it so that they can take a lighter course load during a sports season. This instance is the first I've heard of a school athletic association ruling an athlete ineligible for being ahead of his graduating class in coursework ... if that's what happened here.
If, on the other hand, it turns out that the school itself classified Yaseen as a sophomore during his first year at the school, and now they want to change that decision long after the fact, just because they want their school's football team to get an extra season with this superstar wide receiver ... then they are probably stuck with their initial classification of Yaseen.
According to the article, it was the state association that changed his classification. His school had classified him as a freshman when he first enrolled.
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08-13-2019 02:06 PM |
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RE: HS Recruit Ruled Ineligible for Being Too Smart
(08-12-2019 12:02 AM)Wedge Wrote: (08-11-2019 10:20 PM)Wolfman Wrote: The issue is trying to spread the 3 years of credits he needed over 4 years. I can't believe the school system allowed that.
Many high school students take classes outside of their own school; most do it through summer school or online classes. A lot of athletes do it so that they can take a lighter course load during a sports season. This instance is the first I've heard of a school athletic association ruling an athlete ineligible for being ahead of his graduating class in coursework ... if that's what happened here.
If, on the other hand, it turns out that the school itself classified Yaseen as a sophomore during his first year at the school, and now they want to change that decision long after the fact, just because they want their school's football team to get an extra season with this superstar wide receiver ... then they are probably stuck with their initial classification of Yaseen.
It's been a while since I had any dealings with high schools but I believe, here in NC, you can take classes outside of regular high school and earn credits toward graduation. I don't believe they would let you take fewer credits during the school year. Especially not for the purpose of playing sports. There are no part-time students. If, by your senior year, you have accumulated enough credits, they might let you take only 2 or 3 credits.
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08-15-2019 10:50 AM |
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RE: HS Recruit Ruled Ineligible for Being Too Smart
(08-15-2019 10:50 AM)Wolfman Wrote: (08-12-2019 12:02 AM)Wedge Wrote: (08-11-2019 10:20 PM)Wolfman Wrote: The issue is trying to spread the 3 years of credits he needed over 4 years. I can't believe the school system allowed that.
Many high school students take classes outside of their own school; most do it through summer school or online classes. A lot of athletes do it so that they can take a lighter course load during a sports season. This instance is the first I've heard of a school athletic association ruling an athlete ineligible for being ahead of his graduating class in coursework ... if that's what happened here.
If, on the other hand, it turns out that the school itself classified Yaseen as a sophomore during his first year at the school, and now they want to change that decision long after the fact, just because they want their school's football team to get an extra season with this superstar wide receiver ... then they are probably stuck with their initial classification of Yaseen.
It's been a while since I had any dealings with high schools but I believe, here in NC, you can take classes outside of regular high school and earn credits toward graduation. I don't believe they would let you take fewer credits during the school year. Especially not for the purpose of playing sports. There are no part-time students. If, by your senior year, you have accumulated enough credits, they might let you take only 2 or 3 credits.
Here, at a HS with 6 classes per semester, students can take 4 or 5 classes, instead of 6, if they get their counselor to approve it. Presumably, that approval is based on being ahead of graduation requirements because of summer school or online courses.
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08-15-2019 11:18 AM |
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RE: HS Recruit Ruled Ineligible for Being Too Smart
(08-15-2019 10:50 AM)Wolfman Wrote: (08-12-2019 12:02 AM)Wedge Wrote: (08-11-2019 10:20 PM)Wolfman Wrote: The issue is trying to spread the 3 years of credits he needed over 4 years. I can't believe the school system allowed that.
Many high school students take classes outside of their own school; most do it through summer school or online classes. A lot of athletes do it so that they can take a lighter course load during a sports season. This instance is the first I've heard of a school athletic association ruling an athlete ineligible for being ahead of his graduating class in coursework ... if that's what happened here.
If, on the other hand, it turns out that the school itself classified Yaseen as a sophomore during his first year at the school, and now they want to change that decision long after the fact, just because they want their school's football team to get an extra season with this superstar wide receiver ... then they are probably stuck with their initial classification of Yaseen.
It's been a while since I had any dealings with high schools but I believe, here in NC, you can take classes outside of regular high school and earn credits toward graduation. I don't believe they would let you take fewer credits during the school year. Especially not for the purpose of playing sports. There are no part-time students. If, by your senior year, you have accumulated enough credits, they might let you take only 2 or 3 credits.
In this case, he was given HS credits for courses taken in middle school. Seems pretty unfair to disqualify him for that.
Wonder if there are opposing coaches, a general hostility to home schoolers or just an insensitive bureaucracy.
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08-15-2019 07:27 PM |
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