text: In conclusion, I believe you are doing the right thing by changing the school policy. Allow the student to play if s/he has at least a 77 grade average but make him/her get that grade up to an 80 average before the "big game". And you are probably thinking oh he is just a kid that doesn't play sports for the team. But the truth is I did run on the SCHOOL_NAME Track team so I know what those "big games" are like. When you get booted off the team- I didn't: my mom took me out because I didn't keep up with chores- it doesn't feel "cool". You think "I could have helped the team win" and you start feeling down or mad. Either way- this isn't a personal paper-