(The Heart Sq.) – Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson stated Thursday a proposed change to the Title IX rule would “undermine” women sports activities and “violate the letter of Title IX itself.”
The rule proposed by the U.S Division of Schooling in June would require Okay-12 faculties and publicly funded faculties and universities to guard college students from sexually-based discrimination together with on issues akin to gender id, the division stated in a information launch. The remark interval ended Monday with greater than 210,000 responses, in response to the Federal Register.
The governor stated in a information convention the rule would intrude with an Arkansas regulation he signed in 2021 that prohibited organic males from competing in women’ sports activities and would “intrude with frequent sense.”
“We imagine that each little one in Arkansas ought to have a superb schooling freed from discrimination,” Hutchinson stated. “However on the similar time we must handle these tough points on the native faculty board degree.”
Arkansas Schooling Secretary Johnny Key filed feedback in opposition to the proposed rule change, Hutchinson stated.
“These proposed amendments of the Biden administration not solely fly within the face of well-established regulation however within the face of purpose and the intent of Congress,” Hutchinson stated. “The state of Arkansas is not going to stand by idly whereas the federal authorities seeks to redefine the regulation to the detriment of ladies’s sports activities and native resolution making.”
The DOE based mostly its rule on a Title VII case, Bostock vs. Clayton County, which was an employment discrimination case. The 2 circumstances usually are not comparable, the governor stated.
“The Division of Schooling has used their broad misinterpretation to threaten states with a lack of federal funding together with funding totally free and lowered lunches,” Hutchinson stated.
State Lawyer Basic Leslie Rutledge additionally filed a letter of opposition in opposition to the proposed rule together with 16 different state attorneys basic. They stated the rule which is claimed to make clear sexual discrimination fails to “outline the phrases intercourse and sexual id.”
“With out definitions for these phrases, the rule is imprecise, arbitrary, and capricious,” the attorneys basic stated of their remark.
After another exciting season of football here in the state of Arkansas, it is time to see who were the best high school quarterbacks this season. These phenomenal players led their teams to great seasons, and many will look to continue their career at the collegiate ranks. With that being said, we have nominated eight quarterbacks to be voted on for the quarterback of the year. We ask you, the fans, to vote on who you think had the best season from the quarterback position.
Here are the nominees. Voting concludes Dec. 31 at 11:59 p.m.
Just like the running back play in the state, Arkansas produced some outstanding high school quarterbacks this season. Cobb was 357/564 passing for 4,245 yards and 48 touchdowns with only 12 interceptions this season. He completed 63 percent of his passes and averaged almost 12 yards per completion. He is also a threat running the ball. He rushed the ball 165 times for 898 yards and 15 touchdowns. He averaged 5.4 yards per rush, and rushed over 100 yards in four games this season.
Archer, who is a composite three-star recruit, completed 247 passes on 303 attempts this season. That comes out to an 81.5 percent completion percentage, and he passed for 3,880 yards and 57 touchdowns this season with only two interceptions. He also averaged almost 16 yards per completion which shows how accurate of a passer he is. Lastly, he rushed for 795 yards and 10 touchdowns on 81 carries.
The junior was 273/454 with 3,635 yards and 35 touchdowns this season. His completion percentage was 60 percent, and he averaged 13.3 yards per completion. He showed his aggressiveness as a passer which is something you like to see out of a quarterback.
The junior was one of the bright spots on a team that struggled this season. However, he showed the ability that he can lead his team to great things next season. He was 249/413 for 3,134 yards and 29 touchdowns with only 10 interceptions this season. He averaged just over 60 percent with his completion percentage, and he averaged 12.6 yards per completion. Thompson also showed that he is a capable runner by rushing for 435 yards and 12 touchdowns this season.
The senior quarterback was 224/321 with 2,877 yards and 27 touchdowns this season. He threw only six interceptions, and he completed almost 70 percent of his passes. Miller is also a capable runner. He rushed for 638 yards and 11 touchdowns this year while averaging five yards per carry.
The sophomore stepped up into a big role this season as the signal caller for the Pirates. He was 173/298 for 2,830 yards with 35 touchdowns and only three interceptions. He averaged 16.4 yards per completion, and he completed 58 percent of his passes.
Wolcott is another junior who had a spectacular season. He was 157/234 passing the football with 2,554 yards and 32 touchdowns. He completed 67 percent of his passes, and he threw only five interceptions. He also got one rushing touchdown this season in the win over De Queen.
The senior quarterback completed 152 passes on 235 attempts for 2,529 yards with 34 touchdowns and only four interceptions. He also completed just under 65 percent of his passes this season. His running game was also superb this season. Washington rushed for 932 yards and 12 touchdowns while averaging 6.7 yards per carry.
The only nuclear power plant in Arkansas turns half a century old this month.
Known as Arkansas Nuclear One, the plant is located near Russellville and its first reactor started operating in 1974. The second reactor became operational in 1980.
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