1/22/15

School Sports Costs Leave Some Students on Sidelines
Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter
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THURSDAY, Jan. 22, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Many American children can't afford to participate in school sports, a new survey finds.

Only 30 percent of students in families with annual household incomes of less than $60,000 played school sports, compared with 51 percent of students in families that earned $60,000 or more a year.

The difference may stem from a common practice -- charging middle and high schools students a "pay-to-play" fee to take part in sports, according to the researchers.]