How Prop 100 Will Affect High School Sports in Southern Arizona
Tags: how are k-12 districts responding to budget cuts, may 18 election day, proposition 100
While the Vail School District anticipates an increase of fees for student participation in high school athletics due to budget cuts and the possible failure of Proposition 100, many Southern Arizona school districts foresee cutting some programs including cutting freshman and JV teams completely. Many fear that thousands of athletes will be forced to stop playing because of canceled programs or rising fees. The Southern Arizona athletic directors will be holding a special meeting May 24th to discuss how they will proceed after Proposition 100. For further details read the full Arizona Daily Star Sunday, May 9, 2010 article entitled, “Trouble looms for prep sports if new tax fails.”
