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The Pros And Cons Of After School Sports
For a long time now schools and districts have been debating if they should have after school sports. According to Amanda Ripley, there was a school that has banned all sports because of how low the kid's grades are (10). In many schools, entrenched that no one realizes their actual cost (Ripley 10).According to most school districts, there has been a decrease in grade for students that participate in physical activities.

Therefore, schools should not have sports to prevent injuries, save money. Most kids put their sports in front of all of their school work and studies. Kids that play sports have a better advantage of getting hurt like a broken arm or leg.If your child would like to do sports, there would be a cost than having problems when

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