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Message: [QUOTE="Puppy Love, post: 4331357, member: 8101"] Exactly…and that is part of the reason DiMauro has me really irked. The teams would not know if they made playoffs until well after they had already made their prom plans. They don’t know the times, game dates and opponents until the CIAC sets them. For those saying ‘they should have gone to prom later‘, I say BS. I‘m betting some or all of the had hair and nail appointments that could not be reset. They made commitments to businesses that they would show up when they said they would. They made commitments to their dates/friends. The biggest problem in all of this is the blame and shame heaped on them because an adult decided that young women made a decision that a sports writer thought was wrong. He didn’t talk to them or try to present any balance point of view for the sake of a few media clicks. Honestly, the only commentary should have been that they were placed in a ridiculous position and that the CIAC should have not set the game on the same day as another activity at one of the schools. On a personal note, our sons played on a competitive CIAC football team where even one extra loss would cost the team a playoff spot. One year about 6 senior starters missed half a game to take SATs and no one gave a damn. Now, before you say SATs ‘matter more’, consider that there were multiple SAT dates and they picked the one that worked for them. No one said a damn thing about these kids missing half a game. The difference is that prom is considered frivolous by some. You don‘t get to decide what someone else values. [/QUOTE]

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