Sports Should Be Allowed In Schools

Athletics are a big portion of American learning systems, even though they do not have very much to do with intelligence. Students will tend to focus on that more than their class or homework.Therefore, schools should eliminate sports to cut budgets, focus on academics, and allow students to get more sleep. Sports are a main part in American history but they're not important enough to spend all the schools money on. In the article it states that one school had not had a music teacher in years so they could fund the high school's football program (Ripley 12). Another high school had to close their science labs due to mold but yet their football program stayed says the article (12). Based on the article I have read I don't think Schools are being fair to the students, they’re taking away the ability for their students to learn, it almost seems as if they would rather have them be able to throw a ball. Schools should not continue with sports because it is affecting student’s chances to succeed. Although stressed budgets are a big portion of why schools should not
Sports have always been apart of American schools for a very long time. There is a fear that students will focus on sports much more than their school work. Schools should no longer continue with sports to help save money, focus on school as a main priority, and have more free time outside of school. As you can see there are many ways sports affect american school we have proof that students will focus on sports more which can cause no extra free time left for them and affect the school by spending money on things that are not needed. My research proves that although some students value sports greatly, school should always be the number one