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School fees and ticket costs to public school athletic events-- what's the deal?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Cathy McCaughan Apr 23.
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I would like to see "season tickets" for each sport.
Fee waivers do not apply at sporting events.
I would like to see the student at the school get in free, siblings under age at a reduced price. I don't mind paying full price myself if our kids could catch a break. Or reverse it, the child pays full price, no one else pays. I agree with the oth…
We pay significantly more than $100 per child.
I agree that $100 per child would be good, but nearly 40% of the students in KCS is on fee waiver. They don't pay for anything. I don't know the answer to fees, but I know it felt like burden on me when my children were in school. However, I managed…
Believe me - most times $100 would be a savings!
I have often wondered what the law is regarding school fees. I recall once being told, but can't source it, that each school can set their own fees. So one school can charge a $5 science fee while another doesn't charge or charges $10. This is for t…
Although I hate the mandatory band boosters fee, I completely agree with you.
I understand as we have experienced the same combined with rec/competitve league fees sometimes at the same time. And then add that many of the school teams and other activities like chorus/band/drama require fund raisers of their members as well. B…
I understand that the costs help the programs, but we pay several hundred dollars a semester for our child to be in an activity and then we have to pay the entrance fee for each family member every time we want to see the child actually DOING that a…
I know we have friends with children in schools in different communities and states. Some have higher school fees than us, most have some type of fees, but there are some where not only are the fees paid but some of the schools provide some of the s…
Our family lives very close to Bearden High School. I have 3 children ages 10, 8, and 6. The kids enjoy going to the football games and we would probably attend more frequently except for the price. At the football Jamboree which was held at Bearden…
I'm writing a story for the Knoxville News-Sentinel regarding school fees and ticket costs to public school athletic events. Any comments you would be willing to give me on these topics would be appreciated. I'm particularly looking for opinions on…
Ticket prices sustain athletic programs.
If you plan to write about the cost of tickets at middle and high school athletic events, you must consider the enormous expenses involved in competitive sports and how little of that cost is paid directly b…
I'm writing a story for the Knoxville News-Sentinel regarding school fees and ticket costs to public school athletic events. Any comments you would be willing to give me on these topics would be appreciated. I'm particularly looking for opinions on…
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