Sports is the reason?

At the meeting last night, all transfers were approved except some in Ed-6 and Ed-8.  Ed-6 were students in Pine and Rayburn who wished to remain at Kittanning istead of being sent back to West Shamokin.  One mother stated that her children were transferred to Kittanning to make room for the Elderton kids that would be transferred to West Shamokin.  Six transfers were in Ed-6 and two of those six listed sports as one of the reasons for the transfer.  The Sports box may not even have been checked as a reason, but they completed the section that asked if their children played sports and if so to list what sports they played.

Here is the vote on ED-6


Yes - Rearic, Yassem, Choncek, Close and Monroe

No - MJM, Smeltzer
No on ones that list sports, Yes on all others - Stitt and Solak
If you put sports as one of the reasons 5-4 motion carries
Any other reasons listed 7-2 motion carries

NO TRANSFERS DENIED

Now we come to Ed-8, which are students transferring OUT of Elderton.  60 transfers were submitted and 28 listed sports as one of the reasons, again, some did not even check the Sports box, only listed that their chilren played sports and what they were.  No transfer listed sports as the only reason.

Here is the vote on ED-8



Yes - Rearic, Choncek, Close, Monroe

No - MJM, Yassem, Smeltzer
Yes on all but no to ones with Sports or Lenape Vo Tech transfers - Stitt and Solak
If you listed sports or was a Lenape Vo-Tech transfer 4-5 - DENIED
Any other reasons 6 - 3 Motion carries.

Yassem voted NO on these because they affect EHS.
 
Every parent who has had their request denied NEEDS to resubmit another transfer request and put a special note saying that sports is NOT a reason for transferring.