As if public schools weren't already fucked in the classroom, now they are getting it outside the classroom. Fairfax County school administrators say that budget issues are so dire, they might be putting high school sports programs on the chopping block.According to the Washington Post, the Virginia school district, which borders the west corner of the D.C. diamond, received all of its requested funding for next year, in the sum total of $2.6 billion. But it's still not enough for Fairfax, the 11th largest school district with over 180,000 students. They anticipate coming up short somewhere between $50 and $100 million. Eliminating sports programs would take care of at least $11 million of their worries.Historically, public schools have witnessed art programs get the axe, which isn't beyond the Fairfax school district, as seen in their exhaustive list of budgeting options. Among the suggested cuts are language immersion programs, school counseling services, additional support for high poverty schools, health insurance options—the list of basic necessities under threat goes on and on.It's sad to realize that such a dizzyingly extensive list of budget cuts comes from a history of exercising all possibilities. In recent years, Fairfax Superintendent Karen Garza has had to increase class sizes (also on this year's list) in the wake of cutting millions from the budget. While the school district is getting a much needed increase in teacher salaries (a topic parodied in Key & Peele's "TeachingCenter" skit), not many line items look to benefit. Even Garza's 2014 victory of pushing back school start and end times—proven to be beneficial to students productivity—is under threat of being reversed.Cutting sports programs, while seemingly an act of sacrilege to the Buddy Garritys of Virginia, would likely put pressure on outside club sports teams to develop throughout the county, creating a privilege-based pay-to-play setup for the county.And this isn't just a huge victory for the nerds over the jocks. Because of the cuts, athletic scholarships would decrease, denying a huge number of athletes access to the privilege of a college education. With less than 2% of college athletes going pro, the nerds are losing out on an opportunity to grow their army.