40 years ago we saw the pitchforks after the parochial schools although the NCHSAA bylaws stipulate that non-boarding parochial schools can join the association. Some schools were having a hissy fit because they got clobbered by Charlotte Catholic. The parochial outcries would flare up every 6-8 years.
Now we see the smaller schools getting impacted by the charter schools. My own MH Cougars will be playing a charter school tomorrow. My philosophy has to adapt to the change. Those kids and coaching staff at Corvian worked their rear-ends off to be where they are, and as a Yancey county man, I respect that. I like competition, and maybe we win or maybe we lose, but we are playing the hand that was dealt.
With all of these open enrollment school districts, I don’t think we should automatically segregate these schools from everyone else. I’d rather have an ADM multiplier that could possibly level the playing field.
I’m not an advocate of charter schools, but I fault no one for finding the best place to send their kids.
