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Lights Out for Extracurricular Activities

Lights Out for Extracurricular Activities. By Ryan Evans. National Problem. Athletic budget cuts are happening in many states across the nation. Some states effected seeing budget cuts in athletics: California, Florida, South Carolina, and Ohio. Junior High programs are being cuts as well.

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Lights Out for Extracurricular Activities

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  1. Lights Out for Extracurricular Activities By Ryan Evans

  2. National Problem • Athletic budget cuts are happening in many states across the nation. • Some states effected seeing budget cuts in athletics: California, Florida, South Carolina, and Ohio. • Junior High programs are being cuts as well

  3. Making the Cut • States are seeing a seeing a shortfall in taxes • Schools are seeing a shortfall in funding • Because the state do not have the funds. (It is the “snowball” effect.) • Schools are to educate students so academics have top priority over athletics.

  4. Making the Cut cont. • Communities voting down levies and tax overrides. • People feel schools need to do a better job budgeting instead of asking for more money

  5. Repercussions • Students are just students not student athletes. • Parents separating so their children can participate in extracurricular activities in another school district. • Students filling for emancipation from their parents so they can live in other school districts where their activities are offered.

  6. Repercussions cont. • Communities “dieing” out. • Homes for sale going up and home buyers going down. • People move out of the school district.

  7. References • Clark, H. (1999, Nov. 26). Athletics, extracurriculars targeted for school budget cuts. The Portage County Gazette [Online]. Available:www.pcgazette.com/nes/nov99/cuts11-26.html [1999, Nov. 26]. • Kirley, J. (2009, March 19). St. Lucie budget cuts affect schools, jobs, athletics and more. TC Palm [Online]. Available: www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/mar/19/st-lucie-budget-cuts-affect-schools-jobs- l athletics-and-more.htm [2009, March 19]. • Makin, K. (2009, Feb 12). How will budget cuts affect school athletics? Aiken Standard: [Online]. Available: www.aikenstandard.com/Local/0212-budget-cuts---athletics.html [2009, Feb 12]. • Mather, K. (2009, June 4). Budgets put school sports on defense. The Daily Breeze: [Online]. Available:www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_12523555 [2009, June 4]. • Staples, A. (2009, Sept. 16). The impact of an Ohio school district’s decision to cut sports. Sports Illustrated: [Online]. Available: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andy_staples/9/16/nosports/index.html [2009, Sept. 16] • Tune, M. (2009, Feb. 11). Athletics could be cut in Aiken County during budget cuts WRDW News 12: [Online]. Available: • www.wrdw.com/schools/ehadlines/39470962.html [2009, Feb 11]. • Wilson, N. (2009, May 5). Lucia Mar school board to cut athletics budget, charge for bus rides next year. The Tribune: [Online]. Available:www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/story/708786.html [2009, May 5]. • 10News.com (2009, May 26). Could Budget Cuts Spell Doom for High School Sports?Retrieved June 9 2009, from 10News San Diego [Online]. Available: www.10news.com/news/19575003/detail.html [2009, May 26].

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