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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My dd is on a varsity sport.  We just received an email from the 'team parents' saying the team has $150 dues to cover things like serving the kids "dinners" prior to games (I put this in quotes because the dinners are expected to be at 3pm.).  The letter has the same language you would see on an official field trip announcement that asks people to contact the coach if they need assistance paying.  The team parent clearly views this as a mandatory payment because in the same email they mention that they also encourage membership in the booster club (another $50) but note that booster membership is voluntary.).

If the donations were for a single dinner before a special game, I wouldn't have a problem with it.  And if it were a smaller amount just for snacks to give the kids a boost, also not a problem.  But it really irks me that self appointed team parents would mandate dozens of other families to pay high dues to serve meals (they mentioned chipotle and chick-fa-le) that seem ill conceived (mid-afternoon; heavy food before a lot of exercise) without any vote or input from the rest of the parents.

How is this allowed at a public school?   [/quote]

It is allowed. Maryland law only guarantees a free public education. Extra curricular can have fees.[/quote]

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