Tiger90

Different county plus not required to report misdemeanor. Barring a team rule he can't be deemed as breaking a school rule. Sad nonetheless.

When all else fails start criticizing the lower levels. We might as well go ahead and state how the Silsbee 7th grade is a dominating group in bball and fball since afterall we want to talk future here.

Actually, both teams were fine with using the Bmt. Chapter. They each provided who they did not want from the Chapter. It wasn't the case of one school not wanting to use the local chapter. It was requested to go outside and use the UIL.

Maybe they view those projects as being a higher priority. What makes their decisions ridiculous and what business is it of an outside group/newsrag to determine such? It would be great if folks played a more active in their school boards and fully understood the entire picture. I would be curious as to the parental involvment the schools receive. It is truly sad when the only things coming from a school appear to be negative and adversarial between the community and school.

Agreed! Whether the decision is deemed by some to be right or wrong at least have the conviction to stick with your decision.

So wouldn't the school be violating state rules by singling out "failures"? The TEA already sent out a warning about having a TAKS reward "party" due to the school in effect showing who passed and failed. Schools can't share that information. There is no way their administraion did not received that notice. It came out in October. WOS surely would face lawsuits based on "sharing" confidential student informtion.

I wonder if people on the street would spend $2-3K to get the best AP Microeconomics teacher in the state???? Sure, the same day the economics dept. brings the income the football program does, no problem. Never understood what makes a football coach worth so much more in education than a teacher........I guess now I do. :-[ Actually if one was to really look at the numbers one would find football does not make that much money in the big picture.

With money the way that it is stadiums need to be on the backburner. I know they are great and exciting to look at and watch a game in, but with schools struggling to get funding, folks losing jobs or struggling to make ends meet the focus should be using those resources on students in the classroom IMO.

Does anyone even attend these games? I seen a brief glimpse of Armed Forces/First Responder weekend and it looked empty. How long until they fold like a lawn chair? ???

Too bad KBMT is too cheap for hd.

Interesting if he is done for awhile. My money then goes on Joubert.

If I'm not mistaken the kids have to have 5 consecutive days off.

What not accurate? This was mentioned early in the season if not before the season. (I don't feel like tracking the post down.) Folks act like it was some backdoor deal that no one knew about when that obviously wasn't true. Others act like the program will all but die due to the buses not being used. And it is to the point you'd think some would rather have staff fired than to have buses run. This is how it is coming across. WOS will be fine. The kids will manage getting to practice. I probably know more about the internal central office at WOS than you'd imagine.

So you're going to be losing money here, your stance makes sense now. And before you start spouting about tutorials read what was written. I was being sarcastic about getting the impression folks would rather see a teacher cut before a bus ride.

This has to be the most idiotic post ever. It definitely is grasping at straws. If one was astute enough to look into this they'd find it was being discussed for months. Seems to me the folks over at WOS should be more involved in their school system. Also by this logic it is being alluded to that the kids and parents at WOS are not dedicated enough to be part of the program without this transportation. I have yet to hear how many kids this truly involves and benefits. WOS will be fine. The kids will still participate. WOS's numbers are dropping thus monies are going down as well. Maybe they just need to fire the reading or math tutorial teacher afterall we know what is more important. :

As of the beginning of this school year Josh was still working towards his teaching certification. Unless something has changed over the past couple months he won't be considered. One coach has been contacted by BISD administration.

Pretty much sums it up.

Unfortunatly the "no child left behind" along with TAKS testing has a lot of "older" kids in middle schools right now. Some won't be able to play 4 full seasons in high school.

Any coach worth their salt shouldn't leave their current program until after the season to pursue the Ozen position. I personally hope someone inside who is familar with everything gets the interim position until after the season IF Boutte has to leave early.

I'm unsure Hancock could get the spot. There are some requirements needed although he'd be good. I'm all for Joubert coming to Silsbee if Travis leaves.

I read this whole thread and if this statment is indeed true then your community has bigger issues than a few kids not playing sports. Before folks begin comparing tutorial bus trips versus extracurricular you need to get a better grasp on funding. Title I etc are federal funds designed for academic improvement. Strict guidelines must be met to receive these funds. I assure you football practice does not meet the criteria. Also setting budgets is not based on the immediate economic situation. Fuels may indeed be cheaper now but when school began they were not. This topic has been discussed prior to today.

I anticipated a 8-10 pt win in a close game not a blowout like this.

Agreed. The nonsensical diatribe that gets spewed here and in the Ozen threads is nauseating.

If you were to write a letter to one of those coaches what would you say and why? What does PNG offer that those schools do not? You'd have to sell yourself. I'm curious to hear.