WIAA , Redraw, Eliminate Conference

From the Wisconsin paper of record. The Lakeland-Times

1/10/2009 7:52:00 AM
November 6 - Revised Football Plan released to Member Schools, Football Coaches
The WIAA has released an updated version of the proposal that will eliminate conference football for the entire State and drop all schools into districts based solely upon enrollments.

"According to the WIAA, 54 schools were impacted with this most recent adjustment because of increases or decreases in the 2009 enrollment reports. One of those 54 schools was Lakeland Union High School who saw their district not only grow in size, but move from the Western part of the state to the more east/east central portion of Wisconsin.

The big change in this means longer bus rides for student/athletes and increased cost for the LUHS school district.

"One of the largest costs inside this district comes from transportation," superintendent of the Lakeland School District Todd Kleinhans said. "We pay close to $1.3 million on transportation costs and it's getting no cheaper really each year. Looking at a practical standpoint I can see what the WIAA is trying to do, but I am a little bit un-comfortable from the standpoint of sending kids three plus hours."

The WIAA now wants schools to take this plan and weight their opinion on it for possible consideration at the January 27 meeting of the WIAA board of control. One thing they wanted schools to realize is just how many schools were shipped elsewhere after redrawing district lines from 2009 to 2010.
" WIAA asks schools to weigh costs in district football proposal

This might jack up school budgets big time. Bet you can't wait to see the headlines.
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Raise taxes to cover transportation for sports or we cut out sports altogether.