SJSD hoping for middle school football

SJSD hoping for middle school football

Adding another extracurricular activity at the middle school level..

And as kq2's chris roush explains the addition will help the three high schools in the long run... <<(nat sound)for some football players in the st.

Joseph... they're first time putting on the pads doesn't happen until their freshman year...(nat sound)but st.

Joseph school district officials want to make a change...(sot, robert sigrist: "at the end of the day, the opportunities are not there.")during monday night's board of education meeting..

School district officials asked for feedback from the board regarding the possible addition of middle school football...(nat sound: gabe edgar: "we feel like it's time to take the next step at our level.")the response... hopeful...and promising...(nat sound: it will help academically.")the district one of just a few districts in northwest missouri without middle school football...and from an on-the-field perspective puts benton, central, and lafayette all at a disadvantage...(sot, robert sigrist: "it's not going to be a magic fix, but eventually, it might.")monday's meeting was just the next step in the district possibly adding middle school football... district officials will come back to the board with costs and other needs early next year...and whether it's fair or not..sports can play a vital role in a community's reputation...(sot, robert sigrist: "whether we like it or not.")chris roush...kq2 news the school district sent out a brief survey... with more than 750 responses from fourth through 8th grades..... an overwhelming number say they'd be interested in playing middle school football...