In the effort to save money, some experts people are considering whether to charge fees for middle school sports. The Charlotte Mecklenburg School Board killed the idea last year, but faced with layoffs and cuts of nearly 7 percent, it’s on the table again.
The middle school program costs almost $1.3million, a relatively small slice of a $1billion-plus budget and the $80 million in cuts CMS could face. But the cut, which the school board nixed last year, is an emotional flash point.
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