From Leo M. Bulavkom, Secretary, Save Harford County Swimming, Inc To the Editor: In recent coverage of the Harford County Board of Education’s proposal to cut interscholastic swimming from the budget, The Aegis left the impression that the decision to save swimming resulted in doubling the “Pay to Play” fee from $50 to $100. This […]
Harford Schools Scratch Pad: Has “No Pass, No Play” Policy Been Good for Students?
Another in an occasional series of opinion and observations about Harford County Public Schools: Public outrage and a potential class action suit over pay-to-play student activity fees enacted in Harford County Public Schools this year contrast starkly with a “no pass, no play” policy enacted years ago that disqualifies thousands of county students from sports […]
Councilman Guthrie and Edgewood Leader Gear Up for Legal Action Against Harford County Schools’ Pay-to-Play Fees and Cuts to School Bus Service
Gearing up for legal action against Harford County Public Schools, County Councilman Dion Guthrie and Edgewood Community Council Chairman Jansen Robinson held a meeting Tuesday in Edgewood to gather potential testimony from parents harmed by the implementation of pay-to-play fees and cuts to school bus service in the school year just underway. Guthrie and Robinson […]
Grimmel: Pay to Play? More Like Fee to Succeed
From Friends of Johnathan Grimmel: It saddens me to see the recent publishing of the fees imposed by the Board of Education for extracurricular activities. While I do applaud the board on trying to take “cost-saving and revenue-generating strategies in order to balance the budget” measures, I once again think they are cutting and imposing […]
Concerned Citizens Plan Legal Action Against Cuts in School Bus Service and Implementation of Pay-to-Play Fees in Harford County Public Schools
A coalition of concerned citizens plans legal action to halt cuts in school bus service and the implementation of pay-to-play fees in the school year that begins Monday in Harford County Public Schools. The system-wide cutbacks in school bus transportation and the new fees for students to participate in extra-curricular activities were approved by the […]
Student Activity Fee, Pay-to-Play Particulars Posted on Harford County Public Schools Web Site
The following information was published earlier today on the Harford County Public Schools Web site: On June 10, 2013, the Board of Education approved the school system’s operating budget for the upcoming school year with many cost-saving and revenue-generating strategies in order to balance the budget. As a result, athletic and activity fees were adopted […]
Harford County Public High School Athletic Booster Clubs Join Forces Against Pay-to-Play Fees
Their respective high school teams battle each other on the playing field, but the athletic booster clubs in Harford County Public Schools are joining forces this summer against a new common enemy: pay-to-play student activities fees being implemented this coming school year. The Harford County Board of Education approved the fees of $50 per sport […]
