[Billfred]

Some points:

1) Anonymous accounts are not allowed in the ChiefDelphi rules. Use the FIRST-A-Holics Anonymous forum for situations where divorcing one's name is necessary. (That's my moderator hat on.)

2) I can think of many reasons to deny a student membership on an FRC team. Much like you mention, we have had students there who were acting a fool, whose grades weren't good enough, and so on. Other students, much as we'd love to have them, were just too booked up with other things to be considered full-fledged team members. Some teams may just not be as able to handle part-timers (for example, some teams build in restricted areas that require badges and special permission).

3) How dare anyone dictate how another team does business. I want to get as many deserving kids competing in FRC as possible, but FIRST is not a right. It's hard work to organize a team, especially if the district or primary sponsor has rules that must be adhered to. (For example, our team can't fundraise until August.)

If you've got an issue or a better way, take it up with the leadership of the team. Or failing that, find another team that's willing to take them in. Some teams have more flexibility.