The popularity contest that exists around high school athletics not only promotes and supports hazing incidents. Schools should be a place to learn not decide who is more physically capable at throw a football. The gender bias around school athletics is also a male dominated form of inequality that should be replace by more healthy, mindful promotion of physical activity rather than competition.
Some forms of extracurricular activities are ok if they promote physical wellness with mental awareness. Funding any of these organized activities should not be called into question when regarding funding and should be mandatory. Examples of which might not be but limited to walking, running, and bicycling clubs. Maintaining an emphasis on education