Let’s debate ethical dilemmas taking place in high school sports

Los Angeles Times columnist Eric Sondheimer explores the widespread ethical dilemmas confronting high school sports administrators, coaches, parents, and athletes. He highlights inconsistencies in how the California Interscholastic Federation and school principals discipline rule violations, ranging from profanity to fielding ineligible players.

Sondheimer argues that stakeholders must uphold high ethical standards in education-based sports to properly guide student-athletes, concluding that participants often use the justification of helping kids to mask questionable behaviors and rule breaking.