PEABODY — The sports fees parents pay next year will come with two free passes to each game that charges an entry fee.
School Committee member Edward Nizwantowski, who introduced the measure last week, said he was trying to ease the burden on the taxpayer.
"If that puts $50 in their pockets, I'm not opposed to that," he said.
Nizwantowski had enough support from three other members, Brandi Carpenter, Edward Charest and Beverley Dunne, to get the passes for parents or guardians.
But committee members David McGeney and Michael Moutsoulas wondered if they had enough information to vote.
McGeney said the work of creating and distributing the passes would fall on already busy employees.
Moutsoulas said the measure would chip away at the $23,000 expected in gate receipts.
"So we're going to have to make up the money somewhere else," he said.
Charest disagreed, saying businesses as a practice give away free passes to encourage buying. He thought parents might bring more people to games if they had passes.
"I think it's a great idea and may promote the idea more," he said.
Vatican in Chaos After Butler Arrested for Leaks
Jimmy Carter Endorses Egypt's Election Results
Biden Addresses West Point Graduating Class
Dozens of Children Killed in New Syria Attack
Raw Video: Activists Allege Massacre in Syria
NJ Man Charged With Murder in Death of Patz
Support, Fun for Kids of Fallen Soldiers at Camp
Fugitive Penguin Caught, Returned to Aquarium
50 Years Later, Underground Fire Still Burning
Light Show Transforms Sydney Opera House
Raw Video: Unruly Passenger Restrained in Miami
Raw Video: Robber Uses Drive-thru Window
Raw Video: Dragon Arrives at Space Station
Calif.'s Coronado Named Nation's Best Beach
CEO Salaries Become Sore Issue in Labor Disputes
