Mouse House Mama
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Just out of curiosity because it's been a while since I had a child in elementary school - do parents today complain as much about the money they spend on sports and the required equipment as they do about buying the supplies needed for their children to use in school?
See here's the thing- sports are optional. So not every parent has to have their kid participate. You pay to be in the league etc. School is not like that. You have to participate whether you agree with the list or not. Of course I buy everything my kids need for school with no real complaint but I do find it ridiculous that I pay super high school taxes and the school provides nothing. I don't blame the teachers at all. They are working with the same budget issues. I blame our Board of Education for not managing the money better. Other districts can afford to give every student all of their school supplies. Other districts give the kids laptops! I live in a very good district and yet we have to provide things like tissues. Come on! That is insane. With our taxes the kids should have valets in the bathrooms.