Are You Ready for Some Flunking?

INKSTER, Mich. — Getting D-minuses in class is nothing to be proud of, but neither is losing, 55-0, to rival River Rouge.

So the Inkster school district has lowered its academic standards for athletes, abandoning after only three years a policy that allowed students to play sports only if they passed six classes with a C or better.

Because of the higher standards, the Inkster baseball team had to forfeit its 1993 season, and this year’s football team, with only 15 eligible players, is 1-6 with two games left.

“We have to be competitive and get some our students back,” said George Thompson, Inkster High’s athletic director. “By next year, we should have our teams halfway in shape.”