Mathews proposes cutting soccer, indoor track and esports amid property tax cuts

Mathews proposes cutting 3 sports, activities

Three sports and extracurricular activities are on the chopping block at Mathews High School due to cuts in property tax funding. Due to a $50,000 budget shortfall for athletics, the school is proposing cutting soccer, indoor track and esports, while also issuing pay freezes for two years on all coaches. “I want what’s best for the kids, I really do, and I hope you believe me when I say that. The last thing I want to do is cut a program. I don’t…

Mathews proposes cutting soccer, indoor track and esports amid property tax cuts

The administration at Mathews High School in Vienna is proposing that soccer, indoor track and esports be eliminated and that all caoches pay be frozen for two years -- an early indication of how future cuts in property taxes will directly affect programs.