I'm not sure how people define being recognized as a sport. Nor am I sure it is importent. Our team is getting a lot of support from the school. We have several teachers involved - two of them are also parents of team members so does that still count? The administration and others have helped us get funding and resources. We're really not lacking for much in the way of support. Well, ok, it would be nice if the lead teacher involved got paid what the football coach did.
Sports teams get to wear game jerseys on the day of or before a game. I guess we'll know where we stand when I ask if we get to wear our shirts the day before we leave for regionals.
On the other hand we may be bringing our cheerleaders. They've already attended math meets BTW. They don't just support the jocks at our school.That's what I mean about not having to be a sport to be supported.