Cleveland Wants Transfer Student-Athletes to Play Immediately

Rep. Bobby Cleveland continues his effort to reform the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) by introducing legislation which would allow student-athletes to be immediately participate in extramural competitions upon a transfer.

House Bill 1007 affects students in grades nine through 12 and requires notice to be given five days before the first day of instruction.

“It’s time we start listening to and considering what is best for our students and their parents, instead of what might be best for OSSAA,” said Cleveland. “Our student athletes should have the option to transfer schools without being subject to a penalty. Academic transfers are already allowed here, so why not let students pick a school based on athletic performance?”

During past sessions, Cleveland has introduced other bills to limit OSSAA’s power over school athletics.


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  1. jane, 13 January, 2017

    We support OSSAA in this issue, this is a bad bill: fail it.

  2. castor, 13 January, 2017

    Well [irony alert], this is sure a burning issue. Who cares what OSSAA thinks? Original thought is not one of their hallmarks.

  3. cal hobson, 15 January, 2017

    Dear Mike,

    Since Rep Cleveland is my own personal mouthpiece at the capitol I can’t thank him enough for focusing on, as usual, the burning education issues that are all the rage at the capitol if not in the schools.

    My main man Bobby’s emphasis on authorizing quick and easy transfers of student-athletes (emphasis on the athletic part) ranks right up there with his previous legislation making sure teachers can utter “Merry Christmas” to their students without fear of being hassled by non-believers or sued by the ACLU.

    In the meantime other education distractions such as offering school five days a week or paying teachers at least as much as those teaching in Mississippi, Haiti or Guyana haven’t found their ways onto his priority list. After all each representative can only file about seven bills yearly which means, if my math is right, BC has just five more shots to waste more of his time and our tax money filing irrelevant and useless proposals.

    But I’m not worried at all. If history is any guide – and in this case it is a perfect blueprint – Representative Cleveland is up to the challenge.

    Sincerely,

    Cal Hobson

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