Calkins: Shelby County athletes have every right to be ticked
Student athletes and parents gather outside the Shelby County Schools Board of Education building on Wednesday, Sept. 16, as they protest the district’s decision to cancel fall sports. The protest was organized by Kaleb Almo, a senior at Kirby High, who took to social media to ask players and coaches from across the county to “peacefully voice our opinion” to school administrators with “MASKS ON.” (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Shelby County athletes are right to ask why everyone else can play sports when they cannot. The honest answer to that question reflects badly on us all.
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