Students at a number of schools in Florida will either have to pay up or risk sitting out next year if they hope to play high school sports after a new set fee was introduced to participate in athletics.
According to Florida news station WFLA Channel 8, Pinellas County Schools Athletic Director Marc Allison said that the school district will begin charging families a set fee per sport starting with the 2026-27 school year.
Allison told the station that the fees will allow the county, which contains 18 different high schools and over two dozen middle schools, to add additional sports at varying grade levels…