After school programs will now be coming with a price tag for many N.J. students.
The Cherry Hill School District is meeting Tuesday to discuss implementing a general student fee to pay for extracurricular activities.
In a budget vote last week, the township council cut $2.5 million from the overall budget.
According to the draft, the proposed fee will apply to grades 6 through 12 and begin in the upcoming school year.
Washington Township almost eliminated freshman sports last April went left with a budget deficit. They also toyed with the idea of not taking the band or cheerleaders to away games.
But in the end, the school board approved an annual fee of $150 dollars per freshman student, per sport to fill the hole.
These new fees are a direct result of Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed state budget which plans to cut $820 million state aid to local school districts and give $848 million in reduced property tax rebates.
"I believe we're going to wind up passing a historic budget that will close an $11 billion budget gap without tax increases," said Christie, according to NJ.com.
For now, N.J. parents are the ones feeling the pain in their pockets.
