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Humboldt County board raises high-school pay-to-play fee to $40 after athletics cost review
Summary
After a presentation showing rising transportation and hotel costs, the Humboldt County School District board voted to raise its high-school athletics and clubs participation fee from $25 to $40 and discussed equity protections for students who cannot pay.
Trustees voted Tuesday to raise the district's high-school pay-to-play fee from $25 to $40 per sport or club after staff presented a multi-sport review showing sharply higher travel and associated expenses.
"In transportation alone, we're at a 143,000 this year," said athletics staff member Anthony during the board presentation. The board heard details about recent trips to Las Vegas and Needles, Calif., higher hotel resort fees and the difference in per-trip costs when teams travel by bus versus vans.
District staff and trustees discussed options to reduce costs for families and to…
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