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J425 Pod: Seattle Public Schools to Raid Parents’ Pockets with Pay-to-Play Athletics
A couple notes on the podcast: the hosts reference a $16 million dollar payout to a Garfield athlete. The payout amount is correct, but only $500k of the payout came directly from district coffers, the rest is covered by a state risk management pool. Also, the hosts mention a September registration deadline for winter sports. That is not a rule that applies to transfer students.
$250 PER KID, PER SPORT: Seattle Public Schools' ‘Pay-to-Play’ Athletics Plan Raids Parents' Pockets to Cover $2.6M Shortfall
SEATTLE — A January 28, 2026 Seattle Public Schools (SPS) memo (full memo included at bottom of post) written by SPS athletics accountability czar Ted Howard, addressed to SPS board members, cites a $2.6 million budget shortfall as the reason why parents must foot the bill for student athletics going forward. Howard’s memo lays out a “pay-to-play” policy proposal that calls for families to pay up to $250 per student, per sport.1
A deeper look into the district’s “pay-to-play” architecture reveals a systemic culture that’s more like “you pay-we-stay”—where well-connected “grifters” and family dynasties are rewarded with taxpayer-funded parachutes — while students and parents are increasingly left with both the penalties, and the tab. A J425 Exclusive.
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School closures: Tracking closings, delays in western WA for Friday, Mar. 13
SEATTLE – Some western Washington school districts are delayed on Friday, Mar. 13 because of winter weather. Check the status of your district.
A few locations in the North Sound reported a wintry mix Thursday night and several neighborhoods throughout western Washington woke up to snow flurries on Friday morning.
The FOX 13 Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for Friday morning. A dusting of light snow is expected to melt quickly and transition into rain, especially south of the region.
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