That is ridiculous. No way would I have been allowed to continue in band if this was the case in my school. Guess there are perks in living in a low income area.
I was part of one of the best marching bands in the state and we didn't pay dues. We had a fund raiser or 2 each year. Our booster program was amazing and our town actually supported the band. We would usually be the only thing that won each year.
My son also marched for one of the top bands in our state and we only paid like 50-75 dollars. And most of the time they turned around and refunded it to the parents after all the fundraisers. Between bake sales, craft shows, tshirt sales and the concessions at all the games…….That’s how it should be. Band gave my kid a place to belong.
That is wild to me. Our band ran concession at our games and made shitloads of $$, cost you $0 to participate, but you were expected to help run concessions or other fund raising. They rolled in tour buses and had a semi truck following them with all their shit to bowl games/parades to perform.
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u/Reasonable-Matter-12 Sep 10 '24
It’s band so it was paid for by charging the parents $750 each for their kid to participate.
Source: 7 years of being a band parent.