Parents request reinstatement of middle school sports

In the 9/22/06 New Haven Register article entitled "Residents go to bat for sports in school", parents of the 13 percent of middle school students (222 out of 1691) who participate in Bailey and Carrigan school sports, ask for a solution other than the elimination of sports for their kids. Solutions pitched include splitting the roughly $65,000 cost between the city and the school. That's roughly $300/student athlete - which seems high....