text: It should be the students choice if they want to participate in a after school activity. Just like it is a students choice in what they wear, who their friends with, and what they choose to eat. Extracurricular activities are extra it even says it in the name, they are not required and should not be required. If everyone had to participate in an extracurricular then a lot of kids would be stuck in something they don't have a passion in. In even worse cases some students who have no interest in basketball but a huge passion in theater, would be stuck on the basketball team and not in the school play because all the spots would be filled.