Digital High Staff Writer Hudsonville High School E ducation is slated to be one of the most contentious issues in the 2000 elections. With all the hoopla in the country surrounding new and controversial issues, old battles are starting to rise again. Sports have been an integral part of America's schools for generations and proponents claim they build a student physically and mentally. The days where jocks could escape difficult work and be shown favoritism in class are supposedly over.
Schools require a minimum GPA to play, and hold athletes to a strict code.
In fact, the Supreme Court has even allowed athletes to be drug tested without probable cause. For some students, sports are the only incentive to try in or even come to school. However, sports do have their downside. Though many schools are in the happy medium, some are stuck in the Stone Age when it comes to academics and sports. Funding for a new sports complex comes first over more teachers and new books.