New Dexter MI Schools Unofficial

DCS joins the Pay To Play model 😕

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‘Travel sports,’ a term that has come to encompass all sorts of private teams, leagues, and clubs, used to be for the truly exceptional young athlete. Now, they’re for anyone willing to pay — an expensive, exhausting commitment that has become popular not necessarily because millions of parents want them for their children but because it can feel like there’s no other choice. Rec programs are underfunded and struggle to compete with for-profit leagues for prime field, rink, and court times. And the level of play is diluted, often very early, as travel teams are incentivized to enroll children at young ages.

Around 5 million children in the U.S. now compete on travel teams. Parents find themselves trapped. They know the benefits of sports and want that for their children, yet giving it to them often means buying into a sports ecosystem that’s inherently flawed. As the pay-to-play model increasingly takes hold, so does the idea that kids should start competing at younger and younger ages, risking their sense of self along with their shoulders and ACLs.

“I never want my kids to look back and say I didn’t do everything I could to help them live their dreams,” a mother of three soccer players said. She’s hired professional photographers to take action shots for her 12- and 13-year-olds’ Instagram accounts — the platform has become a recruiting tool — and they’ve both asked her to pay for personal trainers.

“I think the word isn’t ‘specialize’; you are ‘professionalizing’ your kid early. You are exposing them to everything professionals have to deal with — I’m talking injury, time, schedule, everything,” said John Van Benschoten, a former MLB player and travel-baseball coach.

It makes one ask: All this for what? And for whom? Read Caitlin Moscatello’s cover story on how travel leagues have made youth sports more expensive, hypercompetitive, and all-consuming — and the investors who are making a killing: https://nymag.visitlink.me/fEw_Lb

Who is managing the Dexter Community Schools page? 🤔

DCS should not be promoting ANY candidates. They should always remain politically neutral

*RE-CLASSING*

Fair? What are your thoughts?

Rumor has it that a few boys from Saline have re-classed to Dexter for Football 🏈

I wonder what the Dexter AD, Mike Bavineau thinks about this and how it affects school sports

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Gaming the middle school boys’ sports system Having a teenage boy, I spend the majority of my weekends at the gym watching his Amateur Athletic Union basketball tournaments.

New guy has his work cut out. Maybe reverse some current initiatives and get us back on this list.

Apparently when DCS unlawfully “trespasses” you, attorney Dave Kallman can help you fight back. Raise your hand if you know someone Timmis “trespassed” in anger. ✋

https://dolphinswire.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2026/07/28/grosse-pointe-ban-on-parent-lgbtq-overturned/91062438007/

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2026/07/27/mich-md-school-districts-could-lose-federal-funding-over-transgender-policies/91072607007/?fbclid=IwdGRjcATV8fxwZG9mBWZkaWQWULZL7O96lJVURjaryLZ5axrLsY6iS2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5bKiVXKX1EHrSEy0RJ397WmfICCrrBg-V3S1txDFW1hkCAFTRCNyzPbdWd8Q_aem_-hH5UlqzCwY-Vi5B-G1VkQ

U.S. threatens Michigan, Maryland school districts with cuts over transgender policies Michigan and Maryland districts allegedly classified gender identity information as "confidential medical information" that cannot be shared with parents.

Matt Van Swole on the use of time in public school. This is the problem with activism and teacher applauded walkouts. It supersedes learning.

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This is just common sense!!!

Now it will be even EASIER to get this nonsense out of Dexter Schools! 💪

Supreme Court Affirms Parental Rights Against Radical Gender Ideology in Schools. The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a landmark ruling protecting what should have always been non-negotiable — the fundamental right of parents to guide their children's upbringing and shield them from radical gender ideology pushed by activist educators and progressive bureaucrats.

This decision is a decisive victory for parental authority, constitutional principles, and common sense. For years, the left has worked to bypass parents entirely, embedding divisive ideological content into curricula without consent or transparency. The Court's ruling sends a clear message: parents are not obstacles to be worked around. They are the primary guardians of their children's moral and intellectual formation.

This is what happens when Americans stand firm and fight back against the culture war being waged in our schools. The left will call this discrimination. We call it parental rights. The American people have spoken, and the courts are finally listening.