Supporters of drama programs in multiple high schools took issue with how the drama fee had been presented to the board with no time for public input, that they felt drama students were being singled out and students across the board should have to pay an activity fee, that many families cannot afford the fee, and no student should be barred, because of cost, from taking part in a program that gives them a strong peer group and teaches them life skills such as teamwork, time management and a work ethic.