The Henrico County School Board has voted to require students to have at least a 2.0 GPA to participate in high school sports.  The new rule will be phased in over 2 years.

The current requirement is only to be enrolled in 5 classes and to have passed 5 classes the previous semester.  

Administrators say about 11 percent of current participants do not have at least a 2.0.  That's about 1600 student-athletes.

This is a complex issue.  Some applaud the emphasis on academic standards while others fear the affected kid will fall through the crack without the structure of their sports team.

I got into this with Bill and Shelly this morning on Lite 98.  Here is the audio.