[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: More on 5 pm football at Park Center High School

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
More on 5 pm football at Park Center High School
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1187061388.shtml


   As I posted in [1]June, Park Center High had moved up its home
   football games to 5 pm Fridays, not 7 pm.
   Our local cable news on [2]Channel 12 did a follow up story yesterday.
   It would appear now that "safety and security" may not have been the
   real reason behind this. The school administration won't elaborate.
   Charlie and Patti, parents of a team co-captain and co-presidents of
   the Athletic Boosters were interviewed. Charlie is a Brooklyn Park
   police officer, who said he often wears his uniform when attending,
   letting the officers on duty know in case they need a hand. But he and
   another parent can't recall any incidents, nor did Charlie get a call
   for assistance.
   Patti said the Boosters, who raise significant money for this and
   other programs including coaches' salaries were never consulted.
   Concessions are a big part of their fund raising and she predicted
   lost sales as a result.
   The new coach, Rufus Bess, came from Minneapolis North, which gave up
   night games some time ago. Curiously, he is under orders not to
   discuss the change here.
   There's been some blowback, and the Osseo School District (279) has
   partially backed down. The October games, homecoming and the last
   game, will now be at 7 pm. The two games in September will be 5 pm,
   and one of those would have been 5 pm anyway in observance of Yom
   Kippur, the annual Jewish Day of Atonement.
   Now folks, I grew up in St. Louis Park and I never heard of such a
   thing. Besides, I thought the public schools were not to even
   acknowledge religious beliefs. (Christmas is a Federal holiday,
   nothing they can do.)
   I think I may have to attend those rough and tumble 7 pm Pirate home
   games in October, see what's going on.

References

   1. http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1181617535.shtml
   2. http://twelve.tv/