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Re: Team Corruption - Advice Urgently Needed

First of all there are a couple of incidences mentioned that if true are more than serious. For example the homosexual couple being slighted on the team for being homosexual. This is unacceptable in any organization that I have been a part of and is inherently against the principles that this country and first was founded upon which was to give all people an equal opportunity to learn about STEM careers and get actively involved. Whether its your school administration, or if your outside of a school district then the regional director, whoever the team mentors are accountable to need to hear directly from multiple students with these complaints. Make them hear your voice. These mentors must answer to someone outside of themselves and that's who you need to go to. I get having parents of students on the team can be challenging, but what needs to happen at that point is any decisions that affect student leadership or drive team where their kid is in direct competition, then the parents must be forced to step back and abstain from the decision making process.

I wouldn't recommend splitting off and making your own team, that would hurt the situation more than it would help.

I don't think that this issue can be solved by looking at it from the other side. I know it may be hard but you need to as a group tell these mentors, as respectfully as possible, No. When they tell you no and don't give a reason tell them that is not a good enough answer, ask them to explain the reasoning. If their not willing to do that, then maybe its time for them to revalue their involvement with the team, and FIRST as an organization.
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