School Should Be About Learning, Not Sports

Turn Down the High School Football Volume

Make Sports an After-School Activity, Not a Competitive Team

Make Sports an After-School Activity, Not a Competitive Team

School Sports Provide Lessons in How to Live

Now Women Are Seeing the Benefits of School Sports

Preserve High School Sports, but Monitor Them Closely

High School Athletes Gain Lifetime Benefits

No one likes to hear about people sexually assaulting other people but sadly it happens all the time. Athletics in all sports have been going out of hand to such as Ray Rice, Darren Sharper, and Thomas Henderson. Their is sadly a even bigger list of sex offenders out there and it will be hard to stop sex offenders. Due to sex offenders at a New Jersey high school football team the high school has cancelled their football season. Other schools should not cancel their football seasons because this event only happened at the New Jersey high school, its not like coaches should just cancel their football seasons because they are worried about another student being sexually offended, they could just keep a better eye out to see what happens around the school instead of everyone having to be punished and getting their right to play football. Schools should not cancel their sports teams just because they are worried about students sexually assaulting other students just keep a better eye out. Yes, school is about learning and not playing sports but people like being on the football field and they should not be punished for other peoples actions. In an article written by “Earl Smith” he states “No, high schools should not have competitive sports teams. And especially not in under-resourced inner city high schools where academic programs are often sacrificed to finance sport teams”. This statement is true in some ways. First, schools should have competitive sports teams because it makes the game more interesting. And second, its true when it states that competitive sports teams should not be allowed in inner city schools. This is true because those types of schools students lack academic excellence. And also inner city schools tend to be more violent than other schools. School sports can help people in school, for example, in an article written by “Donté Stallworth” he states that “I've come to realize that the best times of my life, when I was playing high school sports, also provided beneficial life lessons.” It states that when Donté Stallworth played for his high school football team it taught him a life lesson. Yes, schools sports should be monitored more so that the teachers, principals, and coaches can be assured nothing bad is going on between the students. Yes, sports are different when they are non- competitive because most people take competitive sports seriously and if the sports are just after school sports they would be more for fun than serious.

In response to Chloe Brown,

 In response to Dennis Austin:

    I agree with you that other coaches should not cancel their season because of what happened in New Jersey.  You shouldn’t punish everyone for something that only a few kids did.  I disagree with you though when you say school sports should not be allowed in inner city schools.  Some kids in that school may perform well in their sports and that could take them somewhere in life if they don’t perform well academically.

School sports and athletics in general have definitely gotten a little out of control but they should not be eliminated. What this is telling us is that we should pay closer attention to what teenagers are doing and if they are setting good examples for younger players.  Kids involved in school sports have been given an opportunity to work hard and succeed in that area.  Eliminating high school sports teams would not be a good decision.  Working with a team and with people who have the same interests as you is a great thing.  People always say, school is about learning and not about sports.  This is not completely true because you learn a lot from playing on a team.  You learn how to work with others, cooperate, and that it takes more than one person to do anything.  Kids gain so many things from being part of sports teams and one thing that benefits them is that they “offer formative and life-long lessons that stick with people who play” (Kniffin).  It is found that people who play on high school sports teams have had some of the best times of their lives with their teams.  They learn so many things from each other and work hard to become better athletes.  For this reason, the actions of teenage athletes should not affect everyone.  Sports should be monitored more closely and effectively to prevent hazing so that it does not create any further issues with high school sports teams.  

Playing sports in high school has many advantages.  It teaches them valuable lessons and is a stress reliever for many kids.  It allows them to take their minds off of all their schoolwork and anything else that may be bothering them.  People who have experience with being on a team and playing sports tend to have more leadership, self-confidence, and self-respect.  Sports can positively affect our lives in many ways.  Athletes have physical, social and mental health benefits that will eventually lead them to business success at a very high level.  Sports have applied many lessons such as “teamwork, responsibility, perseverance, accountability — into other aspects of my life” (Stallworth).  On top of this, sports are meant to keep kids motivated and to let them make goals to achieve certain things.  Sports can be different if you are on a competitive team but in some cases it may not be.  People may be more careful of what they do on a competitive team knowing they can be kicked off. With that being said, this may prevent hazing but not in all circumstances.  

In response to Dennis Austin:

In response to Leah Lancellotta

I agree that school sports are slightly out of control but can be fixed

In response to Olivia Perrotta:

I agree with you that many teenagers are competitive, regardless of the situation. Although the old saying goes, "It`s not about winning, it`s about having fun," even the coaches would prefer to win. It`s more fun to win and be happy then to lose and be disappointed. It may not say it on the scoreboard, but the players know the scores like the backs of their hands.

In response to Dennis Austin:

I agree, high schools should not cancel their sports teams because of one wrong thing. Coaches and teachers should just monitor the players more closely.

In response to Brynn Terry, I agree with you that many students do depend on sports to get into a good college. However, in these colleges it is still a requirnment to get good grades, being the football star is simply not enough. Academics are still a very large part in any scholarship.

In response to Leah Lancellotta,

I agree with you that school sports are slightly out of control, however they can be fixed. I think that sports should be closely monitored to avoid the problems that caused New Jersey football team to cancel the season.

In response to Jessica Tennent

I agree with you, when kids are on a sports team, they work harder in school to stay on that sports team.

In response to Alex Marion,

I agree with the point that you made about school being about learning, but that sports make high school a lot more enjoyable.

in response to olivia p 

i agree teenagers can be very competitive

In response to Jacob Zoglio I agree with you that schools should not take away sports. For many kids that is their last shot at doing something good in their life.

This example of the seven varsity football players are the people who give high school sports a bad name. In my opinion, yes, competitive teenage athletes have gotten out of hand regarding conduct. On the other hand, I think that it is a little extreme to abolish high school sports regarding this issue.
To some degree, it is about education, not sports, but sports can also be a valuable component of the educational experience. Sports are a good way to have a common ground with some people. Sports additionally can teach you valuable lessons for in the future. When playing high school sports there are many advantages. Some of the benefits of playing sports in high school are that it
helps you get into and stay in shape. Also, it can give a person a strong base for their life ahead. “Research shows that people who play high school sports get better jobs, with better pay. Benefits that last a lifetime.” says Kevin Kniffin. Already, I am getting a solid start in life because of my lacrosse team. It has taught me valuable lessons that I can carry forward. Yes, sports should just be monitored more closely to prevent hazing. If the players are monitored close enough with stricter consequences, and
then another event of this nature should not happen in the future. The reason why this would work is because the players will be afraid of getting kicked off their team. There are a lot of lessons that you learn from being on a sports team. For example, one lesson is responsibility; another is teamwork. These lessons are only ones that you can deduct from being on a team, even if it is a
non-competitive team. If a sport is non-competitive then it can sort of prevent hazing to a point. When a sport is competitive there is a lot more at stake, so it can put more pressure on people, therefore, new comers will do anything to belong. That is where hazing comes from. With stricter monitoring and
consequences, hazing will hopefully disappear.

In response the Jacob Zoglio

I agree with you when you said that they should not get rid
of high school sports because of the acts of a few. Also I agree with you when you
said that the school committee should put a stricter policy on hazing, even if
it is a zero tolerance one. To prevent this, the students should be watched
more closely.

Sports in high school are very important to the students. It gives them something to root for and something to do, besides school work. Sports teach teamwork, strategy and are great physical activities. Competitive sports have absolutely not gotten out of hand. Just because some people have done something bad, does not mean sports are out of hand. They are still very, very organized and have strict rules. If schools got rid of sports teams, everyone would be very upset and maybe not even want to go to school anymore. It is true that school is about learning, but students would die of boredom if all they could do was work. Sports are fun and take the students’ minds off of their work for a while. If you play sports in high school, there are also quite a few benefits you can get from it. You while most likely be in excellent physical condition, and have a fantastic sense of teamwork and cooperation. If you are good enough, maybe a college scholarship. School sports should be monitored a little more carefully. The bigger kids are “hazing” the new kids and humiliating them. Maybe if a teacher sees something going on, they can bring it to the principal or coach and have the player suspended, or something to that effect. However, sports do provide life lessons. For example, in the article by Kevin Kniffin (2014) says that former student athletes are expected “to have more self-confidence, self-respect and leadership” and when tested, the result turned out as expected. If sports were to be non-competitive, it would prevent hazing, however it would not be fun, because there is no joy of winning or sadness of losing. There would be no championship to celebrate, or anything. To get rid of competitive and high schools sports would be a horrendous idea.

In response to Leah Lancellota

I disagree with you when you say sports are getting out of hand, however, I agree with everything else like what you said about the advantages and lessons.

In response to Tayla Grasso,

I disagree with you because some of the games can get EXTREMELY violent!

In Response to Maxwell Green :

I agree that it is extreme to get rid of all sports all together.

In response to Sebastian Furtado-Vacchelli,

I afgree with you because if they are not monitored very closley, then serious, hutful, and mean things can happen.

In response to  Sebastian Furtado-Vacchelli

I agree with you we should still have them. It is fun to enjoy, but should be monitered more closely so we don't have these kinds of fights.

 In response to Zari Apadaca

I agree with you that these sports are some of these kids lives,and motivates some kids. even though some kids may fail thier academic classes or succed at least thier doing something besides laying ont he coach with a bag of chips. you see on t.v. that some kids get drafted into the nhl,nba,mlb,&nfl when thier 18 or older because they played the sport when they were in high school and were really good at it. 

In response with Zari Apodaca i agree with her in some aspects ii dont agree with her when she says that sports are too violent and are taken way to serious I believe sports are some lives in kids and imagine a world wwithout sports.

In response to Zari 

Yes i agree with you they should still be abale to play sports and have fun but the players that do the wrong deserve the punishments they get but the other players who all they do is play and have fun and dont get involved in drama should still have the right to play so keep Highschool sports.  

in response to Zari Apadaca

i agree with you that these kids base their lives on sports. and if they took the sport away they would most likely be upset. their fore they should not get rid of high school sports.

In response to Zari Apodaca

Although in some ways I do agree with you, in many ways I don't. Sports shape peoples life and are not taken too seriously. Sports are ment to be competitive, and are for a reason. I do agree that sports are not ment to be violent, although they are.

in response to Abigail Sampson

I agree with you that a lot of kids are looking forward to high school sports next year. also school isn't just about learning its also about teamwork which is found in sports.  

 in Response to tatum hasset, I completely agree that sports are too competitive and they are just a game.

In response to Steven Peixinho:

I agree with you that the people that did the crime should be punished. Just because a couple of people did something wrong, that doesn't mean that everyone should get penalized because of it. Just those certain people should be the ones with some trouble on their hands.

In response to LJ I agree that academics come before sports. Hight school sports have more than an athletic aspect to it but a soscial aspect that is important for kids to experience and make new friends.

In Response to Jacob Z.

I agree, why should school sports be banned for everyone in the country just because of a few kids who made very bad decisions?

In response to Luis Felicio

I agree sports should not be taken away and that sports are also very important to kids

In response to: Daniel White

I agree with you on how sports teams should remain. I agree with a majority of what you said on how sports give very valuable life lessons and how high school sports can give a great start to a person who wants to be on a masjor league.

A simpler way of solving the problem would be to take a little more control of the kids who abuse the rules. The ones who misbehave shouldn't be allowed to participate in sports or after school activities. Do not treat the teams like babies, but don't let them get into fights and start to harm each other. Mark Hyman wants to "preserve high school sports and monitor them closely" (Hyman) which is a very good idea. Kids need to be taught not to take sports so seriously to the point where it is starting problems. They also need to be taught discipline and respect, so kids after them can enjoy all the benefits of sports.

In response to Troy Cedarfield

I completely disagree with you. Sports should not be canceled from after school! They bring so many benefits to the students that are curtail to their high school experience. Players can get competitive, but you can stop hose certain kids. They just need to be watched more carefully. In today's world, violence can happen anywhere. We don't close down Applebee's because one person got mad at the waiter. It isn't practical to cancel school sports completely if some kids get violent. You just have to deal with the people involved in the situation.

In response to Olivia Perrota

I agree that school sport should not be canceled because they teach the kids life lessons. for many of these kids sports are their lives and if you were to take that away from them they would not learn skills that will later on help them with their jobs or even their family.

Just because some high school sports are getting out of hand doesn’t mean that they
should get rid of them all together. Sports teach many valuable lessons such as
teamwork and good sportsmanship. These skills cannot be taught in a classroom. Studies
have shown that sports can “sports can positively affect lives”(Nicole M. LaVoi 2014).  The article talks about how sports can give mental, physical, and educational benefits. This is all true. Coaches should monitor players more though. There should be serious punishments for hazing and sexual
assault. They don’t need to get rid of sports; they just need to improve them.

In response to Zari Apodaca,

I agree that high school sports teach you many valuable lessons such as leadership, teamwork, and good sportsmanship. Therefore they shouldn't get rid of them. Kids would lose so many benefits, it would be unfair. 

In response to Alex Marion,

I completely agree with you that high school sports shouldn’t be removed. It teaches the way of teamwork, which may stay with you your whole life. Just because one school had a team hazing the younger players doesn’t mean sports should be shut down completely. That would be idiotic.

In response to Brendan Dodd, I completely agree with you on how you said that its ridiculous to take sports away because of some fight. Also I agree that sports are enjoyable and can teach us many things especially socially, and that people that did do the crime should should be punished.

School sports are not negative things. Perhaps in the case of New Jersey High School malicious events occurred, but that is fairly rare thing. High School competitive sports above all else bring the school together as a community. With the whole school anticipating and rallying for a game gives the school a feel of unity and makes all kids feel as if they belong. And in all honesty it is an extracurricular activity. Some say it’s a distraction in school, but wouldn’t a sport not affiliated with the school do the same? Nervous thinking in school derives from many things. So what is football but an extracurricular sport that deepens friendships and unites the school as a community. In reality, high school sports teach kids many things. Like Donte Stallworth said, people who are involved in high school sports tend to incorporate much of what coaches teach them “— teamwork, responsibility, perseverance, accountability — into other aspects of… life.” High school sports are an indirect and fun way to learn valuable life lessons. As far as the rare situation where a student is harassed, There isn’t much to be done. It is horrific that someone would injure or violate someone else because of a sporting event. How could the school really monitor what is happening with high school groups outside of school. It would be very difficult to monitor these activities.

In response to Brynn Terry,

Cutting sports from schools curriculum would be a bad move, regardless of what competitive teens are doing. There are plenty of students who wish to pursue a career that involves sports, and they would suffer dearly. Teens, adults, even little kids, no matter what age you are its in human nature to get competitive. The varsity players who harassed the younger players had nothing to do with competitiveness, rather taking their hazing way too far. Harmless hazing is supposed to be funny for everyone and is a form of a right of passage for rookies. School is never just about learning, its about building on skills to prepare you for college and life. Sports are so important for teens, they help teens build on their team working skills, sports -especially sport teams- build confidence, keep teens fit, and alleviate stress. Sports inspire kids to try and reach for their dreams of playing professionally in a sport, for Donté Stallworth "Football posters became a collage on [his] wall, providing [him] with daily inspiration." plenty of kids have dreams and goals, and many make it their goal to make it to NFL or play the World Cup Series in soccer.

In Response to Nick Psikakos,

I absolutely agree that the topic is stupid, one of those "a couple bad apples ruin the bunch" things. This topic is like in the movie footloose were the church blamed music on the pastures' sons' death, when really it was alcoholic intoxication and stupidity. I also agree your team and instructors do teach you things, things like team work, and good sportsmanship.

*Inspirational music*

In response to Steven Peixinho:

I don't agree with the statement that all highschool sports have gotten out of hand, because it was really only this one recorded case that rarely happens. On a probability scale I would really believe it would be a low percentage rate for someone to do such a thing.

In response to Chloe Brown,

In response to Alex, I agree with you because if someone where to take away ones motivation for success they wouldn't try hard for anything else. If taking away the program completely is what they do they will have most of those students work less and less on their school work which they no longer are motivated to do anything for. Having the program taken away will only make the matters worse and worse.

In response to Austin Morrocco,

I agree with you that the high school shouldn't be canceling football. Athletes learn way to much in their high school year just to get it canceled. This would be unfair towards the team and players.

In responce to Austin Morrocco I agree with you when you said Eliminating high school sports teams would not be a good decision.  Working with a team and with people who have the same interests as you is a great thing. This is a great thing because of the reasons I've stated above.

    In response to Luis Felicio, I agree when he says that the schools should not eliminate sports because it could ruin peoples sports lives, which is very true.

In response to Nickolas Psikakos

I agree with you on the fact that people should not blame football for the incident in New Jersey. It is an American tradition that should be kept.

Sports should not be abolished. Sports teach kids good sports men ship and how to work together. "The problem with mixing sports with academics is that the message it sends is dishonest and shapes kids' priorities."(Amanda Ripley) this is absolutely wrong, sports are proven to improve academic grades because you can not do sports if your grades are to low you have to have a passing grade to continue to do the sports you have choose. in high school you have to have an a or b average. in conclusion sports should remain in schools.

in response to Jacob Z

I agree that just because a few students messed up that does not mean all students have to be banned from sports

I agree with Sarah Hobin when she says "There will always be kids who abuse the rules, no matter what you do in life. These activities should not be taken away for everyone because a few kids broke the rules". This is very true. That is why rules are put in order. When kids break them, it would be better to punish them and find new teammates rather than ruin it for the victims and people who aren't even involved.

           In response to Noah Goldthwait- I agree with you when you say that you can learn problem solving skills, team leadership, and working as a group because you can then use those skills later on in life.

Research shows that people who play high school sports get better jobs, with better pay. Benefits that last a lifetime.

 it makes you more athletic, teaches you how to get along with others( there's no I in team) you can even gain some friendships, but there are also many disadvantages like bullying hazing other students because of their color their body mental state all of these can be reasons  that put people who haze at an advantage over those that they haze.

 in response to  Austin Morroco

I agree with you

In response to

Aram Elmayan

I agree with them because if one person is being mean to other people on team means they shouldn't cancel that sport "why punish the good kids then just punish the bad kids." Poncer from Mrs. Hard as. Plus if the whole team sexually harass or haze someone then the sport should get canceled.

Competitive teenagers have gotten out of hand in a New Jersey High School, but that doesn’t mean that all high schools should eliminate sports team. Although school is about learning, sports are important too. For example, team sports can teach you teamwork and good sportsmanship. Some benefits of playing a sport in school is that you get to meet new people and make new friends. In addition, sports should be monitored more closely to prevent to prevent injuries. You also learn many important life lessons being on a sports team. You learn how to work with other people and how to communicate with other people. Competing is showing people how much work you put into a sport and showing everyone what you can do. Also, competing sports make kids “step out of their comfort zones and challenge themselves”, said Donté Stallworth (2014). Even though non-competitive sports would prevent hazing, high schools should keep sports, but be monitored carefully.  

In response to Nickolas Psikakos:

I agree that just because of there is a problem with football, they shouldn’t eliminate all sports in high school. Also, I agree that sports are for having fun and getting physical exercise.

In response to Leah Ragosta,

I agree with you that high school sports should not be eliminated. They should just be improved so it is less likely for things like that too happen. For instance, sports should be monitored more closely to prevent more bad things from happening.

in response to:

I agree with what you said about it being good for the community, but the volume does need to be turned down.

In response to Austin Morrocco,

I agree with you that every high school shouldn't be punished for something they didn't do. The people who did the wrongdoings should be punished. it would be unfair to blame them for something someone else did.

In responce to Nick Psikakos

You're, right. As a person who plays videogames I can verify how annoying it is to hear things like '"video games cause violence". Same princible here. Just because one team did something wrong, doesn't mean that every team does as well. If that was the case, sports would have caused violence longer ago, and there would be way more accidents.

“Getting rid of high school football is a terrible idea”. School sports shouldn’t be eliminated because of seven varsity players were charged with hazing and sexually assaulting younger players. “What is needed is a turning down of volume-not such an easy task given how competitive sports are ingrained into our culture”. They should just not let those students play the sport, but everyone else who is innocent can kept playing. They shouldn’t take away the sports because it punishes those who love playing sports and didn’t do anything. They should just be more careful of who they put on the team. They should let those students who work hard and are good a role model to the younger students. School is about learning, and playing sports can help kids learn about many different things. Things like how to be apart of a team, working together, working hard on winning the game, and more. These are the benefits of playing sports in school; you can learn and make friends. This can help to get in collage with being apart of things, and if someone is really good can get a scholarship from a collage and that can be a career for them. The sports should be monitored more closely to prevent hazing so they wont have to cut people from their team and try to get new players. Life lessons you learn from being on a team is that sometimes you might not win but as long as you tried and had fun doing it, sometimes that’s better then winning and your enjoying yourself. No, its not different if it’s a non-competitive team because its still something people do and they should all that they same rule.

In response to Sarah Hobin,

I agree with you, teams are a learning experience for many

students. Students can’t play sports because a few broke the rule? To me that isn’t fear because they worked hard to get on the team and they like what they are playing. Now a few students make it but do something bad and they all get punished for their actions is wrong.

In response to Austin Morrocco:

I agree with you that school sports shouldn't be eliminated, but instead they should be monitored more closy.

I agree with Austin morrocco when he says that kids gain so much from doing sports such as life long lessons that will stick with them forever.

Babe Ruth said "The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime."  Playing on a high school team teaches kids to play together and to try your hardest, and that can be used for the rest of your life.

In Response To Austin Morrocco: I agree with you that sports these days have gotten a lot out of hand and that they should not be eliminated

In response to Austin Morrocco,

I disagree with how you believe that sports teams ave gotten out of hand. It us unfair to say that as a general statement because there are many sports programs that are okay. I do agree with how you word the collaboration of these players and how it brings them closer together.

In response to Nick Psikakos,

I completely agree with you. You say that this is just one case and that if they take it away it definitely will not have a positive outcome, which I completely agree with you.

In response to Austin Morrocco:

I agree with you that high school sports should not be eliminated and should me monitored by people more closely to prevent anything from happening.

challenge themselves, a lesson they take with them wherever they go in life.” He also talks about how school sports helped him to become accountability in other aspects of life. Sports have a different atmosphere to them if they are a non-competitive team. There is not as much competition or egos. This could help the prevention of hazing. However, it might not help too much, because the players are ultimately who make the decision. As you can see, the hazing and sexual harassment can be maintained and controlled without getting rid of high school sports all together.

In response to Alissa Anastasi

I agree that though high school athletes should be punished but taking away a sports is not the answer

In response to Brendan Kelleher,

I do not agree with you when you say that the coaches should be held responsible for the actions of the players. I do agree that the coaches should be supervising the players, but the coaches are not always aware of what the players are doing, or what they are planning to do. Other incidents or planning of others could be taking place outside of the football field, which would still affect the player's football career, but would not be in the hands of the coach to deal with.

         In response to Nick Psikakos

Icompletely agree with you. Some sports have gotten out of hand but it can be fixed. And your first sentence is true. The topic is somewhat idiotic. Sports are sports no matter how you put it. Therefore if the get out of hand you have to start becoming more strict with your team-members.

In Response to Gloria Paz-

I agree with you, just because one school messed up their athletic program does not mean that athletic programs around the world need to be taken away from kids that are determined to go pro. Also, I agree with you that sports teach lessons such as determination and this determination can help later in life like when you are applying for a job and you are really determined to get that job. Football teaches you to never give up and always stay positive because you never know what is going to happen in the game. Such as the game of life.

In response to Alissa Anastasi high school sports have gotten out of control but we shouldn't eliminate them.

In response to Gloria Paz

You are right that sports shouldn't be taken away, but should be if the team does something unacceptable. In this case, it would be a punishment and restart the following year.

The teenagers at the New Jersey high school were out of control, but that doesn't imply that all athletes on school sports teams are going to act like them. School is about education and that is the most important part of school, but school sports are important too. They help to promote leadership, team building, and a healthy, active lifestyle among other things. Sports are motivation for kids to keep their grades up because if they don't, they can be suspended from their sports team. Playing a team sport in school provides many life long lessons such as staying on target and still having fun. What you learn while playing a sport can even translate into your everyday life. A certain skill set is learned when playing a sport and that skill set, whatever it is, can be useful in other aspects of life besides sports. In the article "Sports and Education Work Well Together" by J.P. Greene and Daniel H. Bowen states that "schools that offer more sports and field more successful teams produce higher test scores and graduation rates" (2014). Education and sports can coexist in school. They work together to make one another possible. Without sports, there wouldn't be anything carrying student athletes through the day.

In response to Troy Cedarfield- 

I completely disagree with you. School sports should not be cancelled from schools. The New Jersey incident is only one incident. There is no proof that "kids don't get competitive in middle school" because they do- just like high schoolers and elementary schoolers. High school is not where competitiveness starts. Competitiveness starts before you are even born and carries you throughout your life whether it is competing for a job opening, a role in a play, or a part in a band. It is rare that kids get violent because of a home team loss at a sports game. 

Sports and athletic activities in high schools are an important part of the students’
lives mainly the boys who wish to perform a sport professionally. The high
schools shouldn’t eliminate the sport teams all together just because of this
one incident. School is mainly about learning but to some it is important to
them just as much it is important to the students who prefer to other things.
Being on a sports team teaches who how to work together to achieve something
whether it be competitive or not. The sport teams should just be supervised
more often and well disciplined, “Research shows that people who play
high school sports get better jobs, with better pay. Benefits that last a
lifetime.” (Kevin Kniffin). Kevin Kniffin says that sports make a great impact
on the students and they help with life later on. Therefore, taking away the
sports will not benefit the students in anyway.

In response to Rebecca Dugas,

I agree that the sport teams have gotten out of hand, although they shouldn't be punished for their actions by abolishing the sport totally like you said. Those students who did the wrong deserve to suffer the consequences.

In response to Alissa Anastasi:

The schools should not have eliminate the sports program for the athletes who appreciate the sport and respect it and their teammates. For that reason especially, is why the elimination should've have been unacceptable to the community and the society.

in response to Leah Ragosta:

I agree with you when you say high school sports should not be taken out. they should just be improved and worked on. and that sports is a good was to engage with other kids

In responce to Alissa Anastasi 

I agree that the students that did this behavior should be punished.  However takeing away the sport for everyone is definetly not the answer

In response to Mourad Taman

I agree with you in saying that sports are a great way to learn life lessons. Without school sports, high school would not be very enjoyable and students would not learn as much as they do about teamwork and other things like that.

In response to Alissa Anastasi, I agree with you about students being punished for breaking rules and performing such actions. Also punishments should be set to use in these situations so not as much controversy would occur about the subject.

In response to jake nunes

Although violence has become an ongoing issue in sports. Terminating it wouldn't be fair to the people who try and do the right thing.