School officials ought to be chagrined that their system for holding kids accountable is so fallible. The district's policy states that student athletes should not be where drugs, tobacco or alcohol are being used unlawfully. But such a prohibition is useless without enforcement. And parents who hired attorneys to get their children out of a jam did not do those kids any favors. Undoubtably, some of the student athletes had a lot at stake, but that's not a reason to give them a pass on obeying the rules.
Consequences can be tough to swallow.
Just ask the Kamiakin High School football and volleyball teams that competed shorthanded last fall after the district suspended some teammates for violating the district's alcohol policy. Holding kids accountable is good for them. Too bad the Pasco School District and the parents involved lost this chance to help these students. Copyright 2001 Tri-City Herald. All rights reserved.