Want to play sports at a Tacoma public school in the 2025-26 school year? Get ready to pay.
Tension has risen among teachers, support staff and the district’s administration in recent months as Tacoma Public Schools continues to grapple with its budget deficit. The News Tribune’s Isha Trivedi reported in May that the district recently made sweeping cuts, opting not to renew the contracts for 105 provisional employees and making changes that “directly impacted” 118 education-support professionals and 30 office professionals/professional technical staff.
Another item passed by the board at the May 22 meeting: a “pay to participate” fee for athletics participation in the district’s high schools and middle schools…