A Question Of Fair Play

By CURT CLARK

Published: May 21, 2001 12:00 am

To the Editor:

Discrimination has been a problem in the school system since the birth of our country. The school system has undergone a constant metamorphosis to correct the problems of discrimination and equal opportunity. In an effort to purge discrimination by skin color the segregation of schools was prohibited. Any possible discrimination by religion is avoided by the exclusion of religion in the school.

Recently a popular issue in schools has been the inclusion of females in traditionally all-male sports. A number of these crusades have been successful, allowing women to be on wrestling and football teams. As long as the females wishing to play have the ability to compete at the same level as the men, the females should be allowed to do so. However the issue at hand today regards a high school boy wanting to play on the girlsâ field hockey team. The official rules say that he is not allowed to play.

In the United States field hockey has always been a female sport, however on the international level field hockey is a popular menâs sport as well as womenâs. Menâs field hockey is even an Olympic sport. This boy having lived abroad is already a skilled player and therefore meets the âability to competeâ criteria I mentioned above.

Before when there was not a womenâs team for wrestling or football, females were allowed on the boys team. It would seem only logical that this boy should be admitted onto the girls field hockey team. However according to the rules the alternative to field hockey for boys is football. This allows the school to avoid the problem of having to form a boys field hockey team as an alternative. The only problem with that is the two sports have nothing in common and a comparison between the two is like comparing apples to oranges.

Also it is not as if the boy faces any opposition from the field hockey team. Previous attempts by girls to join boysâ teams may have been met with opposition by the male members. In this case the boy has the active encouragement of the field hockey coach, the captains and the rest of the team.

While this boy has not yet explored every avenue of possible action I think that any delay or measure for preventing him from playing is unfair, especially in the light of previous cases where the roles were reversed. What we have here is reverse discrimination.

Sincerely,

Peter Stephenson

13 Sawmill Ridge Road, NewtownÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â May 21, 2001

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