High school football players, Part 2

Remember the two high school football players from Kenton, Ohio, who don't have to report to a juvenile detention center until after football season ends? They're playing, it seems. According to the Columbus Dispatch, both played last week's game, although one had to leave the game early because he has an 8 p.m. curfew.

I can't find anything on the Internet about whether either will play tonight in a road game.

Recap: The two players pleaded guilty to being part of a prank that seriously injured two other teenagers. A group of boys took a decoy deer and set it in a country road. A teen driver swerved to avoid the deer, severely injuring himself and his passenger. The two football players were among the group that set up the prank. They pleaded guilty, and a visiting judge sentenced them to 60 days in a juvenile detention center. He said they would wait until after the season to serve their sentences. The nationwide reaction to the sentence was one of amazement and disgust.

The Kenton Board of Education voted to allow the two boys to play football despite their court proceedings. According to the Kenton Times, the district's bylaws governing conduct of students in extracurricular activities. That means the school district's bylaws have no provisions for taking action against students for an activity which did not take place on school grounds or during a school-sanctioned event.

The board should have suspended the boys from the team and let them serve their sentences. But what do I know about life in a football crazy town?