How should high-school sports be funded? Should parents have to pay for their kids to participate on a sports team? Should the schools taxes cover the cost? In Haddon Township, the participants raise funds through fundraisers. In Katy, Texas, the students are supported by tax money, and in Cherry Hill, students parents are responsible for the funds. The answer to this question is simple. The way sports should be funded depends on how wealthy the school/town is. For example, in Katy Texas, high-school sports should be funded by taxes because they have the tax money. They are currently building a $58 million dollar high-school football stadium designed to fit 12,000 people. Towns like Cherry Hill, Haddon Township, and even Cinnaminson are not as fortunate to be able to afford a $58 million dollar stadium. These towns simply just don't have the tax money to make sports a priority. You can say what you want about sports and education but education always comes first. Although I think Haddon Township has the right idea, raising money through fundraisers, the schools are meant for education not sports. If a school cant afford to pay for your child to play sports its not on them. High-school sports are a privileged and need to be treated more as one.
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