As for out of district students, not in my district.
I doubt there are very many student athletes or their parents who want to risk a 365 sports suspension (the KSHSAA rule) for playing out of district--or out of the home school boundary. In that same vane, doubt you will find a public school administrator or coach who knowingly will put their school and teams at risk by playing an out of district athlete.
Also, believe that where you do have out of district students, it is because differences in academic and vocational class offering. In this case I think the out of district student would be sent back to his home district for sports. And yes, a few out of district students and athletes probably drop through the crack. But certainly not to the extent you and Cokely think. Cokely mentions Kismet-Southwern Heights. Whats the big deal. Southwestern Height is a small 3A school with a 140 student enrollment. Why would a student athlete at Liberal HS, which has a very good sports history, go out of district to Southwestern Heights?
I think that you arguement is exceptionally weak and has no merit.
I do agree that there needs to be special provisions for the very small private schools---the smaller 2As and the 1As. I have no empathy for the STA, SJA, BM, maybe BW, KMC, BC, Hayden, Colgan, Salina SH, and a few others who year-after-year show up in the state tournament brackets
