I've changed my opinion about school sports.

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20. Our school expects us to pay for extras

such as sports, band, etc out of pocket. For band I paid for camp, for music, for shoes, for t shirts, for uniform rental, for dress attire, for gloves and much, much more. For Winter Guard I paid for rifle, for saber, for warm ups, for costumes, for body tights, make up, hair, monthly fees and other things every week. For swimming I paid for monthly fees (such as pool time, bus fees, etc), warm up, duffle bag, suit, caps, towels and a towel fee, goggles, t shirts and whatever else comes up. For French Club we pay monthly fees. Same for Film Club and Robotics.

Do all sports in my town pay to participate? Yep. Do all clubs do the same? Yep, same with all activities. There are scholarships available for at-need students. They apply through the social worker's office and are approved. All fees are paid through her office so no one knows who is on scholarship and who isn't.

I just figured it was that way everywhere now. Pay for play started when I was in school nearly thirty years ago and I'm paying for my kid now.