There was some discussion about whether or not the bill was constitutional, and Stallings said while Utah's high court has never ruled on the issue, the Oregon Supreme Court sided with its legislature over its activities association. The difference, however, was that Oregon's school superintendents backed the legislature's proposal, whereas in Utah, the state's superintendents back the UHSAA's proposal.
"Sometimes the emotion of athletics overrules the logic of academics," Lamborn said. "We have to be careful not to fuel that fire. We need to work together to make good changes that are best for kids."
Stephenson said they would not vote on the bill Wednesday and would continue to work on the issue.
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play where you live and lets create some neighborhood rivalries again. Wait that's not fair.
PLEASE, abide by the UHSAA recommendation. Too many kids are too focused on sports. (I played in college.)
Very few will play sports in college, and if they spent half their training time studying, they MIGHT get an academic scholarship More..
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Here is an example, Roy high softball team had 6 players living outside their school boundaries and they played for the state title and if this becomes law it'll happen across the board. These high school coaches want to be More..