--- Niki Karras <NKarras@...> wrote:
> Hi! I'm a thirteen year old girl in Pennsylvania,
> and I'm interested in
> joining my school wrestling team, which was open to
> girls. So, here's the
> deal.
> A few years ago, one of the girls on the team broke
> her back wrestling a
> boy. Her parents sued the school. The school decided
> that the girls already
> in the program (all three of them) would still be
> allowed to be on the team,
> but no new girls could join. Now, I think this is
> extremely unfair.
>
> Why? Because if wrestling in a dangerous sport for
> girls, it's a dangerous
> sport for boys. While it isn't safe for boys and
> girls to wrestle (at least,
> not once they get a little older) there's another
> girl who wants to join the
> team who is almost the same weight as me. I could
> practice with her, if they
> wouldn't let me wrestle boys. I wouldn't be bummed
> out, commit suicide,
> etc., if I couldn't wrestle in meets. So, I think
> it's unfair.
> Any thoughts, criticisms, etc. are welcome, and I
> thank you in advance for
> reading this.
>
> Thanks again,
> --Niki
> nkarras@...
> Give a man a fire, and he's warm for an hour. Light
> him on fire, and he
> won't bother you for years.

Hi Niki. I agree with you that what they are doing is
very unfair. Wrestling is just like football,
basketball, track, etc. Any sport, not just contact
sports, but any sports subject the participants to a
certain inherent risk of physical injury, regardless
of what sex they happen to be. Have you considered
contacting the American Civil Liberties Union? This is
the kind of thing they like to become involved in.
Good luck, and I hope you'll keep us posted. John
>
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