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Ohio football mom blasts school with sign in yard

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The Associated Press Updated 9:21 PM Tuesday, October 20, 2009

BERLIN HEIGHTS, Ohio — An Ohio mother who says her son got a raw deal from his middle school's football program has put her feelings on a marquee-style sign in her yard. Amy Ortner's bright yellow sign in Berlin Heights in northern Ohio has letters about six inches tall and the message, "Berlin football — Shame shame — We don't play those kind of games!"

Ortner said after her son, Keegan, trained with the team for weeks and paid $70 for a physical and cleats, she was told the student handbook said his grades weren't good enough to play. Ortner said the school won't pay back the $70.

A school board member and a local business owner have offered her the money to take down the sign, but Ortner claims they're more interested in appearances than in justice for her son.

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Information from: Sandusky Register, http://www.sanduskyregister.com/cgi-bin/liveique.acgi$schfrontpage?frontpag e

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October 21, 2009 01:16 AM EDT

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And, by the way, I forgot to mention that he has gotten all As and Bs so far this year.

TB in Beavercreek
7:50 AM, 11/3/2009

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She ought to be happy that her school cares about her son's grades more than sports. Sounds like she should care that much. My stepson knows that he has to keep at least all Cs or he's not playing anything -- and that's his father's/my standards, regardless of the school's. But the school has regs, too, and if he doesn't meet the minimum standards then he doesn't play. That's part of the discipline they need to acquire -- good grades or no play.

TB in Beavercreek
7:48 AM, 11/3/2009

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