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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wasn't alone.  I was part of two different groups of parents asking admins for a little funding for extra curriculars parents were financing to the tune of hundreds, even thousands of dollars.  The kids involved were representing BASIS at competitions out of state.  We weren't given the time of day.  Current school is a private.[/quote]

FWIW this was true at my NYC public magnet as well. (One that one poster frequently mentions as a school BASIS can’t hope to live up to!:)) Fabulous academic extracurricular options which the school did not contribute to the cost of other than providing a room & allowing them to count towards a teacher’s clubs/extracurricular supervision quota. We fundraised some and applied for grants some and got some fee waivers for individual FARMS-eligible students, but primarily, our parents paid a ton. With limited public school budgets, I don’t think that is that unusual.[/quote]

I went to a well resourced public school in the suburbs, and we paid for travel for extracurriculars with fundraising. Concession sales, candy, wrapping paper, grocery receipts. The school didn’t pay for it.[/quote]

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