What problem needs the most attention in the Charleston County School District? Some of us point to at least five of the worst failing schools in the entire state.
We can guess what's most important to Gene Sapakoff; after all, he's a sports writer. Nevertheless, his rant concerning Charleston County's high school football stadiums is more than ill advised.
Now, no one thinks that Burke doesn't need a new stadium, and other stadiums in CCSD could use some upgrades, but really? Artificial turf?
"Texas has state-of-the-art high school football fields that cost $62 million, seat 12,000 people and have scoreboards the size of Vermont."
Sapakoff wants Texas-style high school football? He needs to move to Texas. Somewhere along the way he forgot that the purpose of high school is to prepare students for college and the workforce. Bonding at football games doesn't hack it.
That's not to suggest that the shared-stadium idea proposed in North Charleston and under debate in Mt. Pleasant isn't a lousy solution. It is.
Maybe it's time for CCSD to divorce football. Let's have independent teams based in each area of the county. Those who agree with Sapakoff can finance new stadiums that meet his expensive standards.
http://www.postandcourier.com/columnists/sapakoff-ccsd-high-school-football-facilities-stink-and-we-re/
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