Editor,

There was a comment online that has my dander up.

It is the coach(es) that are wanting kids to practice sports on a holiday break.

This includes the night before Thanksgiving and then Friday through Sunday.

When do these kids get to spend time with family that live out of town, or just get a break from school? Isn’t that what “break” means?

Their every waking moment shouldn’t be about sports.

And since when did sports take priority over education? Their education is what’s going to take them places in life, not sports.

The Oak Harbor School District needs to step up and put their foot down on making them practice on holiday breaks.

I, as a parent who had children in school, would not allow my children to practice on holiday break, especially if we were traveling out of town to visit relatives.

And then if the coach(es) wouldn’t let my kids play because they missed practice, oh my.

You would not want to take me there, as it would be my decision that we left town, not my kids’.

And my kids shouldn’t be punished for my decisions.

And as I see it, until my kids graduate high school, they will do as I say, and that’s that.

And for a coach to tell my children that they have to forfeit spending time with family to stay home and practice is a bunch of nonsense and needs to change for every holiday, spring break and summer vacation.

Kimberly DeJesus

Grays River, Wash.