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Originally Posted by wyldblyss
You will find that the more money the parents have in the district, the more requestx for non-necessities you get. At my daughters school they ask for things like "2 pairs of running shoes to be kept at school, one for indoor gym, one for out, along with 1 or 2 pairs of slippers (cuts down on janitorial work. They also ask for tennis balls for the bottom of chairs each year so they don't make noise. The children also have to send in 5 boxes of kleenex each for the classroom along with each child having their very own 3 hole punch, stapler etc. To get everything on my daughters list at the begining of school last year cost me $300 not including running shoes.
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Some of that I can reasonably understand but would get upset about. However those are still above and beyond basic necessities like water.
Also sounds like if people have kids they should get more involved into the PTA, school board, local political position etc. Then they could remove many of these things that I am willing to bet damn well are almost caused in the same fashion.
Example - kleenex, not needed. gym and school shoes - optional. Tennis balls for quiet - not needed. 3 hole punch - not needed (buy pre punched paper). Stapler - not needed.