TSSAA ED says fate of high school football unknown as of now

[BooWhoWiseMan]

1 hour ago, guthook said:

Here's the thing.  We don't know the cause of the uptick in domestic violence.  Just as we don't know the cause of the uptick in shootings (see below).  It could be sustained home time.  It could be increased poverty.  It could be increased illness and death.  It could be the stress from all three.  Your sheriff has no idea the root cause.  He's speculating.  But if the illnesses and deaths increase, the poverty will increase as well.  The violence may also increase.  We simply don't know.

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/america-spike-gun-violence/2020/07/06/15508ac8-bfa0-11ea-9fdd-b7ac6b051dc8_story.html

Completely disagree.  The cause for the increases violence in these cities is the lack of support for the police.  They know they will not be held accountable.   Look at the looters in Nashville that busted out windows.  Anybody heard of any arrests?   Anybody hearing the news outlets asking questions?  Those things can't be blamed on Covid.   Geez if being home Akron d neighbors and family cause those things then we have much bigger issues.  Going to get worse

[GWAVE1]

2 hours ago, guthook said:

As someone with HS age kids, I can tell you this isn't true for everybody.

Are you trying to tell me kids are not getting together?   Because you are terribly wrong if that is the case.  

[orngnblk]

3 hours ago, tradertwo said:

Let me give you some real stats from right here in rural West Tn... we in Henderson Co. are offering the online option. As we near the deadline for registering, 6% of students have done so. In the eyes of some, that 6% will be safer than the 94% who will attend school in person. The flip side for those 6%, is that since April 1'st, domestic violence cases (adult) are up over 28% due to sustained close contact at home. Sherriff Duke released a statement presented to HCBOE last night stating that he expects child abuse cases to jump at a higher percentage than the domestic has as soon as schools reconvene because teachers report child abuse at a substantially higher rate than anyone else. Our poverty level and ratio of students receiving free/reduced lunches both exceed 50%, and our local churches backpack program (food sent home with deprived students) runs through the school. For those of you who think that suspension of athletics will prevent close proximities of students, just go to Wal-Mart around eight or nine on any evening and there will be between a dozen and fifty students gathered there, and I'm sure they gather elsewhere as well. Most of the schools in HC also have a "supply store" in coordination with local churches and charity organizations... the three in my district have enough clothing and supplies to outfit well over half our students, and they're free to be passed out to those in need as the teachers and administration see fit. Schools are essential for more than an education.

Great post!

[orngnblk]

1 hour ago, tradertwo said:

No, here's the thing... you are arguing a moot point. The Sheriff isn't at all speculating about the cause, he's predicting the result of kids spending more time exposed to what you readily admit is happening. You can nitpick my post apart sentence by sentence and post all the unrelated news articles you like, but it does not change the fact that kids (in general) are safer, better nourished, and more constantly supervised than (some of) those at home... they are also monitored for signs of abuse that would/will go unreported otherwise, and the Sheriff has facts to back this up from DHS.

This was my point earlier,about the NEED to be a school.Its the only NORMAL some have.

[orngnblk]

1 hour ago, Sidelinehustler said:

What a sad description of our society today. Some kids are better off with teachers than their own parents. All you have to do is stroll through Walmart to know this is completely accurate. 

 

15 minutes ago, orngnblk said:

Another perv,like we need another one.GEEZ!

These poor girls are soooo uncomfortable it's making me uneasy!

Keep your kids away from this perv at your Walmart.

[Rerun92]

1 hour ago, tradertwo said:

No, here's the thing... you are arguing a moot point. The Sheriff isn't at all speculating about the cause, he's predicting the result of kids spending more time exposed to what you readily admit is happening. You can nitpick my post apart sentence by sentence and post all the unrelated news articles you like, but it does not change the fact that kids (in general) are safer, better nourished, and more constantly supervised than (some of) those at home... they are also monitored for signs of abuse that would/will go unreported otherwise, and the Sheriff has facts to back this up from DHS.

No arguing with someone who thinks speculating and predicting are two different things.  

 

 

I will say this:  the nature of these posts reflects that if what you are all saying is true, if schools are so integral to society and childrearing, then we ought to be paying educators a whole lot more.  Right now we pay law enforcement considerably more than teachers.  But you've as much as admitted that they can't help with the problems you've outlined.  
 

I don't really agree, but it's an interesting argument you've laid out there.

[Rerun92]

1 hour ago, BooWhoWiseMan said:

Completely disagree.  The cause for the increases violence in these cities is the lack of support for the police.  They know they will not be held accountable.   Look at the looters in Nashville that busted out windows.  Anybody heard of any arrests?   Anybody hearing the news outlets asking questions?  Those things can't be blamed on Covid.   Geez if being home Akron d neighbors and family cause those things then we have much bigger issues.  Going to get worse

you don't think that the riots are in any way related to the pandemic? 

 

btw, there were arrests in Nashville.  They were quite public.  

https://fox17.com/news/local/7-charged-in-connection-to-violent-riots-in-downtown-nashville

Edited July 10, 2020 by guthook

[Rerun92]

54 minutes ago, GWAVE1 said:

Are you trying to tell me kids are not getting together?   Because you are terribly wrong if that is the case.  

i'm telling you mine aren't.

[GWAVE1]

52 minutes ago, guthook said:

i'm telling you mine aren't.

That may be the case for your kids but not for everybody else’s.  Right or wrong.  

[osunut2]

41 minutes ago, GWAVE1 said:

That may be the case for your kids but not for everybody else’s.  Right or wrong.  

I've seen a mixed bag in Knoxville, fwiw.

[ecu]

7 hours ago, guthook said:

You do realize that just because kids aren't dying doesn't mean they won't be transferring the virus to adults right?  

Over 70 should be protected. They are who we should be protecting. Deaths are the key stat.

[Sidelinehustler]

2 hours ago, orngnblk said:

 

Keep your kids away from this perv at your Walmart.

My kids are grown but I’ve always warned them about that type!