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Ed Garvey comments on proposed cuts at Racine schools threatening

...forensics, drama, art, debate, football, swimming--all the things that we used to think were essential to a liberal education.

Trivium, quadrivium ... and gymnasium?

Update: Sports columnist Dale Hofmann elaborates.

Naturally, when Racine's voters turned down an April referendum and left a $9.5 million deficit intact, the district reached for the threat of first resort. Unless somebody comes up with the money, it warned that sports and other extracurricular activities could be on their way out. Failing that, families might have to spend $800 a sport to keep their kids on teams.

If kids are entitled to that $800 a year from the taxpayers so they can play on a school team, why not if they play in Little League?