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07-16-2008, 06:54 PM
06:33 PM CDT on Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Associated Press
AUSTIN -- Texas high school athletes could receive twice as much credit toward graduation for playing sports under a proposal before the state Board of Education.
The board is expected to discuss the plan tomorrow. The idea to allow four years of sports to count toward graduation, instead of two, was brought to the board by a coach from Brenham High School.
Craig Agnew says new graduation requirements that took effect with freshmen last year discriminate against athletes by cutting the time available for participation in athletics.
In all, the number of credits needed to get a diploma will increase from 24 to 26 starting with 2011 graduates.
Agnew told The Dallas Morning News that the new standards allow students to get four years of credit for activities such as band, choir, dance team, theater and Junior ROTC—but not football, basketball, baseball and other sports.
Students can now get up to two years of credit for participation in sports, which meets the current requirement of 1 ½ years of physical education and also a half-year toward elective course requirements. One credit is equal to one year of instruction in a subject.
Associated Press
AUSTIN -- Texas high school athletes could receive twice as much credit toward graduation for playing sports under a proposal before the state Board of Education.
The board is expected to discuss the plan tomorrow. The idea to allow four years of sports to count toward graduation, instead of two, was brought to the board by a coach from Brenham High School.
Craig Agnew says new graduation requirements that took effect with freshmen last year discriminate against athletes by cutting the time available for participation in athletics.
In all, the number of credits needed to get a diploma will increase from 24 to 26 starting with 2011 graduates.
Agnew told The Dallas Morning News that the new standards allow students to get four years of credit for activities such as band, choir, dance team, theater and Junior ROTC—but not football, basketball, baseball and other sports.
Students can now get up to two years of credit for participation in sports, which meets the current requirement of 1 ½ years of physical education and also a half-year toward elective course requirements. One credit is equal to one year of instruction in a subject.