Texas High School Football Stadium cost $60 million

Over the weekend I went into a sports-induced coma that was the result of this being the first weekend of College Football. In the midst of said coma, I read a story from ESPN about a school district in Allen County, Texas where the school district built a football stadium that cost $60 million.

ESPN: Allen High School facility cost $60 million

The sports-first mentality in this country is driving me insane. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy most sports as much as the next person, but to spend $60 million dollars on a football stadium, and then say, "Our intention is not to recoup the money it cost to build the stadium," is outlandish.

I want to walk into the classrooms in that district and see:

1. What are the textbooks in their math classes like.
2. How up-to-date are their Science labs.
3. In what condition are the instruments in their Band Room in.
4. What kind of supplies does the art teacher have to their disposal.
5. Does the librarian have all the materials that a student or teacher could ever want or need.
6. How well funded are the after school programs?

If all of these are up to par, then and only then could you even begin to think about spending $60 million dollars on a high school football stadium.