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Originally Posted by mega900997
Thanks, but we've already done this and what our school district is giving right now is very generous. If the budget does not pass, all afterschool clubs and district wide teams such as marching band, cheerleading and our dance team get eliminated along with the robotics team and only varsity sports stay(all middle school and JV sports are eliminated).
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That's not quite true. If the budget doesn't pass the third Tuesday of May, then the district has the option of submitting a revised budget to the district, or may choose to immediately adopt a contingency budget. If the revised budget doesn't pass, then they'll go to contingency -- so if it doesn't pass today, the team can help get out the vote for the second go-round.
Furthermore, contingency budgets do not have to include the raze-and-burn of extracurricular activities--indeed, extracurricular activities are specifically called out as an authorized contingent expense under the law. There are a few requirements, but they aren't as dire as some administrators and board members claim them to be.
See here for more details.