http://gopetition.com/signatures/stop-montgomery-countys-pay-to-play.html Online petition signatures en-us Fri, 3 Apr 2026 11:03 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13536423?utm_medium=rss i thinks its stupid to make kids pay for something they love to do, some kids cant even afford thier lunch what makes you think they can afford to pay for the sports they like

]]> Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:46:49 UTC 13536423 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13134738?utm_medium=rss kids shouldnt have to pay to play sport in high school it is stupid

]]> Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:29:45 UTC 13134738 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13006900?utm_medium=rss I love Katelyn Altizer!

]]> Wed, 6 Jun 2012 02:35:39 UTC 13006900 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12991588?utm_medium=rss To me, kids have enough pressures these days without adding a fee to play sports. Sports keep kids in school. Think about what you are doing to your kids!

]]> Mon, 4 Jun 2012 12:51:02 UTC 12991588 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12979804?utm_medium=rss Pay to Play is Ridiculous. What happeneds to all the money the VA Lottery is suppose to be giving the schools. People in our area cant afford to pay then have to pay for equipment, uniforms, shoes, physicals or whatever else.

]]> Sat, 2 Jun 2012 08:19:42 UTC 12979804 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12936515?utm_medium=rss /

]]> Tue, 29 May 2012 11:39:56 UTC 12936515 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12932396?utm_medium=rss I think this is the stupidest thing they have ever come up with we have a hard enough time encourging kids to play now and they wana do this like familys arnt having a hard enough time paying to get their kids through school as it is!

]]> Mon, 28 May 2012 09:30:27 UTC 12932396 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12928165?utm_medium=rss This is not the way to cut "pork", not at the expense of the kids.

]]> Mon, 28 May 2012 11:27:40 UTC 12928165 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12922336?utm_medium=rss Sun, 27 May 2012 10:59:48 UTC 12922336 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12918762?utm_medium=rss IF THIS IS DONE THERE WILL BE KIDS THAT CAN'T PLAY. THAT WILL BE A SHAME IT COULD CAUSE KIDS TO DROP OUT OF SCHOOL

]]> Sat, 26 May 2012 12:13:31 UTC 12918762 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12916538?utm_medium=rss There are many other creative ways to save money versus hurting children and families. Keep sports alive for ALL kids.

]]> Sat, 26 May 2012 12:03:30 UTC 12916538 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12916492?utm_medium=rss This is obsurd! As a past Blue Demon I can't believe the county is so desperate for money they have to charge the students to play sports. A lot of families cannot afford the fees as they were before for certain things. We want out children to excel in extra-curricular activites and stay out of trouble in a county where there's not much for them to do to stay occupied and offff the streets as it is and now you are trying to make it that much harder to play. They already have pretty high criteria

]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 11:51:03 UTC 12916492 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12916477?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 May 2012 11:42:35 UTC 12916477 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12914573?utm_medium=rss Paying fees to play sports in public schools will deny many students across Montgomery County the opportunity to participate. For some of these kids, this will cost them college scholarships and may even make attending college a financial impossibility.
Additionally, the potential for many of these kids to resort to deliquent behavior is too great of a risk. Our children deserve a better opportunity that what this avails.

]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 05:17:58 UTC 12914573 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12908063?utm_medium=rss PAY TO PLAY NO WAY!

]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 08:21:20 UTC 12908063 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12908052?utm_medium=rss PAY TO PLAY NO WAY!

]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 08:19:24 UTC 12908052 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12907017?utm_medium=rss Not Smart

]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 05:53:28 UTC 12907017 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12905562?utm_medium=rss Stop the pay to play

]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 02:53:09 UTC 12905562 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12905533?utm_medium=rss You need to think about the children who can't afford the $100 fee.That could cost a high schooler a chance at a scholarship just because they couldn't afford to play.

]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 02:50:43 UTC 12905533 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12904810?utm_medium=rss NO pay to play!!!!!!

]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 01:49:35 UTC 12904810 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12904642?utm_medium=rss If we wanted to pay to play sports we would be on traveling teams!

]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 01:33:49 UTC 12904642 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12904628?utm_medium=rss Its unfair because, not everyone has the money to pay. And more people will drop out of sports. Therefore, there would'nt be enough players for teams.

]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 01:31:56 UTC 12904628 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12904582?utm_medium=rss We should cut courthouse funds

]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 01:26:52 UTC 12904582 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12904542?utm_medium=rss I grew up in montgomery county and it was hard enough coming up with money for uniforms and equipment. I couldnt imagine having to pay 100 per child to play the sport on top of that! sports are important in a childs development. Their social skills, confidence and athletisism is all built through doing something that is not only good for them but fun! Please think twice before taking something so important away from so many children.

]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 01:22:15 UTC 12904542 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12904533?utm_medium=rss lot of kids cant afford to pay to play sports

]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 01:21:24 UTC 12904533 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12904470?utm_medium=rss I just think its really dumb that we should pay to play sports. I mean what if the people that want to play sports not have the money?

]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 01:13:52 UTC 12904470 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12904404?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 May 2012 01:08:12 UTC 12904404 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12904023?utm_medium=rss ffff

]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 12:23:22 UTC 12904023 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12903085?utm_medium=rss I understand having to pay but not the crazy amount of $100. At least bring it down to $20-$30. Eastmonts sport program is already suffering if the price isnt brought down or taken away more then half of the people that usually play wont be able to! This is just helping bigger schools and crushing the smaller ones. Hardly anyone agrees with this policy and it needs to go!

]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 09:19:34 UTC 12903085 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12899805?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 May 2012 09:48:58 UTC 12899805 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12897438?utm_medium=rss I think its unfair for parents of an athlete to pay 100 dollars to play a sport they love.

]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 04:05:19 UTC 12897438 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12897055?utm_medium=rss I cannot play if this doesn't get fixed!!!

]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 03:29:16 UTC 12897055 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12896324?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 May 2012 02:10:31 UTC 12896324 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12896115?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 May 2012 01:51:00 UTC 12896115 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12896108?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 May 2012 01:49:59 UTC 12896108 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12896088?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 May 2012 01:47:51 UTC 12896088 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12896079?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 May 2012 01:46:37 UTC 12896079 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12894795?utm_medium=rss Sports keeps kids busy and healthy. Forcing parents to pay in order to play will keep a lot of kids out of high school sports. Our family will be directly impacted and our kids will not be able to play.

]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 11:03:21 UTC 12894795 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12894771?utm_medium=rss This will make it hard for children of lower income families to be able to participate in sports.

]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 10:58:28 UTC 12894771 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12894587?utm_medium=rss Why pay.? This states nothing but a money racket

]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 10:20:36 UTC 12894587 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12894415?utm_medium=rss This is a cruel and terrible thing. It makes me absolutely sick and I hope its some sort of joke, or if not, mcps will rethink this insanity!!!

]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 09:44:56 UTC 12894415 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12894401?utm_medium=rss these children should have fair rights to play sports without having to come up with extra money to do so,this could break lot of talented children's dreams of playing sports if they cant afford to pay.this also provides equal chances for all children regardless of financial stability!!!!!

]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 09:43:25 UTC 12894401 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12894378?utm_medium=rss Not everyone has money to play. This would take away the ability for talented athletes to show what they have. Also leading them in the wrong direction.

]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 09:38:49 UTC 12894378 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12894340?utm_medium=rss It is good for children to be involved in school sports but they should not have to pay a fee to do so. This is public school! Not all parents can afford this ridiculous fee.

]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 09:27:02 UTC 12894340 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12893284?utm_medium=rss This is crazy!

]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 06:01:05 UTC 12893284 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12891379?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 May 2012 09:06:57 UTC 12891379 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12891368?utm_medium=rss Having kids pay 100 dollars a sport is ridiculous. How are kids supposed to be motivated to go to school when you are taking away everything that keeps them there? Not to mention what if parents have more than one child playing multiples sports. they could end up spending over 1000 dollars just for them to play not to mention equipment, food, gas, camps, etc.

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 09:05:11 UTC 12891368 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12891330?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 May 2012 08:52:55 UTC 12891330 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12891263?utm_medium=rss Some families are being supported by only one parent (like myself). I barely can afford to let my daughter play sports at all!!! Adding another $100 will be almost impossible!! So many children will have to stop playing altogether. That means we are looking at kids not being active in sports and turning to other things to fill their time which could turn into trouble. Why do the kids have to suffer??

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 08:40:27 UTC 12891263 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12891072?utm_medium=rss The pay to play is absolutely not a bright decision

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 08:01:36 UTC 12891072 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12891048?utm_medium=rss I AM SAYING NO to the proposal of Pay to Play for Sports for the students of Montgomery County Va School system!!!

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 07:57:07 UTC 12891048 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12890978?utm_medium=rss I KNOW OF LOTS OF CHILDREN WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PLAY SPORTS (WHICH IS GOOD FOR THEM)BECAUSE OF THIS FEE. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS NEW FEE TO PLAY SPORTS.

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 07:44:33 UTC 12890978 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12890845?utm_medium=rss It not right that we have to pay for our children to play school sports.

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 07:28:17 UTC 12890845 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12890827?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 May 2012 07:25:45 UTC 12890827 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12889685?utm_medium=rss THIS CANNOT BE GOOD

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 05:32:36 UTC 12889685 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12889563?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 May 2012 05:22:01 UTC 12889563 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12888764?utm_medium=rss i do not agree that your children should have to pay to play sports. we may enough out of our taxes every year, and our children should have the right to play any sport they want to for free.

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 04:12:09 UTC 12888764 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12888639?utm_medium=rss I do not agree ... i think all students should be able to play sports not all parents have extra money to spend on this fee and then all the other costs that come along for uniform etc.

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 04:02:13 UTC 12888639 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12888334?utm_medium=rss If we take sports and activitys away from students/children that give more time to get involved with crimes or even drugs. I'm a single mother and its a challenge to put food on the table these days. Please reconsider this proposition. Thank you for taking time to read this.

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 03:32:46 UTC 12888334 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12888146?utm_medium=rss Alot of us parents have multiple children in multiple sports and we already have to buy the equipment or uniforms so it would definitely help us parents out. Also it keeps these children out of trouble and if they had something they could get into such as sports maybe there would'nt be as much trouble

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 03:11:35 UTC 12888146 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12887908?utm_medium=rss Outragious no one can pay this fee and as noted you want kids to be good but parents with low income can't help it

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 02:39:30 UTC 12887908 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12887792?utm_medium=rss My 2 children shouldn't have to pay to play!

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 02:24:07 UTC 12887792 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12887718?utm_medium=rss I am totally against paying to play!!! By doing this would completely shut down sports in schools. Elliston is not a rich comunity where the parents can just dish out money for every sport their child wants to play.

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 02:11:59 UTC 12887718 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12887626?utm_medium=rss Very disappointed in this vote. Eastmont will have no teams if this plan stays. Very poor community.

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 02:01:30 UTC 12887626 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12887536?utm_medium=rss I think this is absolutely rediculous! It needs to be changed!

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 01:48:53 UTC 12887536 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12887324?utm_medium=rss Pay-to-Play is another "Great" way for the county to take even more money out of the little people's pockets. This new policy is uncalled for and Not Acceptable.

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 01:26:15 UTC 12887324 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12887283?utm_medium=rss I feel strongly that these kids will be missing out on a great opportunity to build strong character skills. They will be negatively impacted by pay-to-play because it will hinder many children from exercise, building responsibility and experience working as a team with their peers.

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 01:21:00 UTC 12887283 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12887223?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 May 2012 01:15:47 UTC 12887223 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12887210?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 May 2012 01:14:28 UTC 12887210 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12887094?utm_medium=rss As a parent i fear that sports will become obsolete at this rate.

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 01:04:09 UTC 12887094 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12887013?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 May 2012 12:55:52 UTC 12887013 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12886672?utm_medium=rss This is not right in so many ways........LC4J

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 12:27:42 UTC 12886672 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12886309?utm_medium=rss As a single parent, my children would have never been able to play sports if this were imposed while they attended. It is very sad that it would even be considered much less passed!!

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 11:37:06 UTC 12886309 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12886098?utm_medium=rss I understand that there is a short fall of funds for the school budget, but as i look over the past and see some of the spending that has gone on, take for instance hiring a firm to do a study on redistricting families or the wonderful court house that is being built. Be honest the old court house still looks pretty darn good if it is over croweded maybe we should spend the money on our schools and there programs to head things off in the begining instead of at the end. We need to help our kids

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 10:58:02 UTC 12886098 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12886084?utm_medium=rss This is a public school system

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 10:55:41 UTC 12886084 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12886055?utm_medium=rss This is really sad! Whats next?No sports at all? I predict the # of athletes in our schools to deminish rapidly! And these school sports do bring in alot of money from ticket sales, concessions etc...Its just sad, i know alot of these kids already depend on fundraisers just to help buy their uniforms shoes and equipment to play!

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 10:50:01 UTC 12886055 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12885975?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 May 2012 10:37:03 UTC 12885975 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12885814?utm_medium=rss This is going to prevent many kids from playing if it isn't revoked.

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 10:12:52 UTC 12885814 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12885792?utm_medium=rss In Shawsville, there isn't much for kids to do and look forward to..so many turn to sports whether it's basketball, football or baseball. Sports help keep the youth away from drugs and crime and give them, along with the area, something to take pride in and bring us closer together. I guarantee probably close to half the families couldn't or wouldn't pay $100 for their children to be involved in a sport. This is madness.

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 10:08:39 UTC 12885792 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12885778?utm_medium=rss This will stop our small school from even having sport teams

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 10:05:26 UTC 12885778 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12885581?utm_medium=rss some families cant afford to pay it will only hurt the kids the way the economony is everyone struggling

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 09:36:42 UTC 12885581 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12885544?utm_medium=rss As a parent of 6 I know that I wouldn't be able to pay $100 additional for my children to participate in school sports. That is not fair to the children whose parents just cannot afford it. We want our children to participate in school activities to help them stay out of trouble. If we cannot pay its like saying we don't care and our children are left out.

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 09:31:00 UTC 12885544 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12885542?utm_medium=rss As hard as it these days for parents to make ends meet I think its sad that some children will not be able to play sports due to the income limitations their parents face. This is not only part of their childhood but also their future..its just not fair

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 09:30:32 UTC 12885542 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12884872?utm_medium=rss NO PAY TO PLAY

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 07:57:49 UTC 12884872 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12884835?utm_medium=rss this is stupid! why should parents have to pay to have their kids play sports?

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 07:49:02 UTC 12884835 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12884812?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 May 2012 07:45:48 UTC 12884812 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12884759?utm_medium=rss It's already expensive to play sports in school, by adding this amount on it's going to keep a lot of kids from being able to play

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 07:38:28 UTC 12884759 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12884721?utm_medium=rss Please do not make children pay $100.00 to play sports as I believe the schools will see a rise in dropout rates (as sports are sometimes the only reason kids go to school) and the kids will also be more likely to get bad grades and get in more trouble with all the extra time on their hands!

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 07:31:57 UTC 12884721 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12884690?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 May 2012 07:27:37 UTC 12884690 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12884487?utm_medium=rss I think this is the most unreasonable idea i have ever seen. Just think about the kids.

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 06:56:29 UTC 12884487 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12884404?utm_medium=rss 70+% of students get free lunch in the EMHS area, how are they going to afford to play sports???? OH, it doesn't matter because we are not Blacksburg :(

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 06:39:33 UTC 12884404 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12883991?utm_medium=rss we pay taxes what else you need

]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 05:19:18 UTC 12883991 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12882870?utm_medium=rss This is a joke and will cause a lot of good kids to quit playing sports.

]]> Mon, 21 May 2012 11:06:59 UTC 12882870 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12882866?utm_medium=rss I played sports all through high school that's what kept me going, kept me out of trouble, and helped me to achieve higher grades.. I played three sports that would mean 300.00 dollars for me I would not have been able to afford that we already had to pay so much in class dues, pics, and esp senior stuff. I remember a lot of kids who didn't even have money to eat after the game..something to think about..once you realize its a mistake it will be to late for many kids..

]]> Mon, 21 May 2012 11:05:32 UTC 12882866 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12882799?utm_medium=rss We need to leave the athletic director at his position at EMHS. The asst. Principal has enough to worry about without trying to schedule games and buses etc...

]]> Mon, 21 May 2012 10:41:47 UTC 12882799 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12882722?utm_medium=rss Mon, 21 May 2012 10:24:46 UTC 12882722 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12882720?utm_medium=rss Mon, 21 May 2012 10:24:41 UTC 12882720 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12882648?utm_medium=rss It is rediculous that you would have to pay $100 just to play a sport!

]]> Mon, 21 May 2012 10:04:37 UTC 12882648 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12882632?utm_medium=rss I have 2 daughters that go to montgomery county schools. This is absolutely ridiculous.

]]> Mon, 21 May 2012 10:01:44 UTC 12882632 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12882626?utm_medium=rss I believe that kids should be able to participate in a sport and not have to pay for the equipment. If a school wants to have a sport then that school should be responsible...not the students.

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