School Year Save: No Athletic Fee in 2012-13
Playing on a team will be much more friendly to wallets.
Student-athletes in Fairfax County Public Schools no longer have to pay a $100 athletic fee to play on a team.
The School Board eliminated the fee as part of the FY2013 Budget it passed last spring. The elimination of the fee will result in a revenue reduction of $1.7 million annually, FCPS estimates.
Athletes formerly had to pay $100 per sport, though the fee was capped at $200 even if a student was on three school sports teams. It was waived for students who qualified for free and reduced lunch. The fee was in effect during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 school years.
The $1.7 will be made up with additional transfer money from Fairfax County.
Julie Simpson
2:06 pm on Tuesday, August 21, 2012
What about those of us who had to pay this ridiculous fee the past couple years? Do we get a refund? I could sure use $200. My son's attending college now; that money could buy a textbook or two.