Idaho Matters

How pay-to-play fees may impact Caldwell students

Last month, the Caldwell School Board approved a $100 pay-to-play athletic fee. Idaho Matters takes a look at this issue and whether or not it will price students out of participating in athletics.

Broadcast on:: 06 Aug 2024

Seniors play basketball. (Hans Kolster/Muscateer Photography / Flickr)

Last month, the Caldwell School Board approved a $100 pay-to-play athletic fee. And this isn't a new issue. The West Ada School District also has a pay-to-play policy, as do numerous school districts around the country.

But does this policy price certain students out of being able to participate in athletics?

Kevin Richert, senior reporter and blogger for Idaho Education News, joined Idaho Matters to talk more.