as philippa reports the ilippa?fecting the >> reporter: jessica, when a community suffers financially, schools share the pain. most public schools arefunded bs when taxpayers are worried about money, they often vote down the cycle's budget. that can leave parents and students scrambling. these students in new york are eagerly showing up at school on a friday night. that is because the special fund-raising concert is being thrown for their bennett. think that is really cool. that is why i am here. i got my sister an her friends to come. ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheering and applauding] >> reporter: teens scream for their favorite band bus weeks earlier. they had nothing to cheer about. they were heading into a school year without extracurricular activities because taxpayers wouldn't support a new school budget. >> we had a budget increase that was a little bit high for the community to bear and so our budget failed twice. >> when a budget is not passed. schools have to operate on a contingency budget that only covers the basics needed