Schools

To Boost Attendance, Board Eliminates Sporting Event Admission Fees for Students

The Richfield School Board approved the measure at its July 15 meeting as a one-year trial.

The Richfield School Board is hoping to rally a little more school spirit among high school students by offering free admission to all home sporting events beginning this fall.

The board approved the measure July 15, citing it as a one year experiment to see if game attendance improves.

According to the Board Bulletin for the meeting, students must present proper identification to be admitted to any contest. And while the board acknowledged that the district would lose between $10,000 and $13,000 each year, the vote was unanimously in favor of enacting the policy.

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