All of this over the fact that her sons academics are below the line. I can see complaining about some things but I’d be more concerned with the school being able to educate my son and what I needed to do to get him above the line. Sports or education, I think education should win every time.
BERLIN HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio mother who says her son got a raw deal from his middle school’s football program has put her feelings on a marquee-style sign in her yard. Amy Ortner’s bright yellow sign in Berlin Heights in northern Ohio has letters about six inches tall and the message, “Berlin football – Shame shame – We don’t play those kind of games!”
Ortner said after her son, Keegan, trained with the team for weeks and paid $70 for a physical and cleats, she was told the student handbook said his grades weren’t good enough to play. Ortner said the school won’t pay back the $70.
A school board member and a local business owner have offered her the money to take down the sign, but Ortner claims they’re more interested in appearances than in justice for her son.
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