Lennart Karl, a promising talent at FC Bayern Munich, juggles the demands of professional sports with the daily challenges of school. “The stairs of learning” perfectly describes his dual responsibilities as he works to excel both on the pitch and in the classroom.

A Michigan father is urging school officials to safeguard his prep football player son’s academic path after a serious spine injury. Speaking at a school board meeting on Thursday, he pleaded, “Don’t take my son’s education.”