text: Parents may not have the money to put their child into an extracurricular activity. First, some after school clubs you need to be payed for, like theater and most sports. Most parents can't afford to pay a certain amount of money to put their child in a after school activity. Parents need to provide money to pay their rent, electricity and water bills. High school and college students are starting to buy things with their own money that they work for, and some students wouldn't be able to pay for an after school program.