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participate in interscholastic sports. A study released by the University of 
Michigan, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital (2012), reports that pay-to-play 
fees are preventing lower-income children from participating in both middle 
and high school sports. The study found that the average fee was $93 per 
sport, while some respondents to the survey reported paying $150 or more. 

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Educating the Student Body: Taking Physical Activity and Physical Education to School
Approaches to Physical Activity in Schools
 
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