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Re: WIAA FIRST robotics implications
Yes, sounds almost exactly what was done here in MN last year by the MSHSL. It was a little annoying having to keep the robot in the bag until mid-May, but was well worth it.
I think the other impacts are somewhat school district dependent. I know for our team, the students that were not already on an athletic team had to sign the same code of conduct document that the athletes do, and our trips to competitions this year were treated as "athletics competition trips, instead of "field trips" as they had been in the past.
I can say that it has been valuable to our team from a fundraising and community awareness perspective to have the "official state recognition".
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