Let's beat this dead horse again: Charter and Prep schools need to compete with their own kind. They are taking all the championships from schools with enrollment restrictions. It's really evident in basketball right now. All the small school state champions are charters or preps. It may not be much of a problem for the big boys, but for the smaller schools, it's just not right or fair. Had a disagreement with someone earlier who's child just won their prep school a bball championship, and he said "We have a lottery. It's not like prep schools are just picking athletes." He doesn't seem to understand that it's still not the same as being forced to field a team made of kids from the same neighborhood. Besides, who really oversees the "lottery"? How random is it, really? All I know is his child's school is a prep school in Wilson, that in 7 full seasons of NCHSAA basketball play, has won 2 men's bball championships. Women's basketball played for the state championship in its 2nd year of existence, played in the eastern finals last year, and won it all this year. And in 5 years of football, has played in the eastern championship last year, and won it all this year. Meanwhile, right down the street from them in Rocky Mount and Tarboro, there are prep schools that have the same lottery system, that suck in sports. To have that kind of success, either this prep school in Wilson, that I shall not name lol, has outstanding coaches, or outstanding lottery luck. My point is, if you can choose your students, then compete with other schools that do the same. Make it fair.
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