School supply rant! Too much $$$

[Kriii]

At the risk of highjacking this post onto another subject, IF my district ever hit the lottery and actually had any extra money, I would be seriously upset if they spent it on pencils and kleenex instead of security (we have had weapons, violence both random and related to gang activity and thousands of dollars worth of vandalism in my school). Here is reality: there are MANY things that have a bigger priority than pencils and kleenex (like hiring special education staff and aides, standardized testing, fuel, utilities, health care costs, not to mention the home tutors that need to be hired full time every time a student gets expelled, need for increased nurses and social workers, computers... the list goes on and on). I honestly think if the average poster understood the number of things that actually needed to be paid for they would understand that pencils, kleeenex and wipes are at the very bottom of the average school district's list. Most people would be absolutely shocked at the level of need that many students have.

 

[Kriii]

I just wanted to clarify that the "health care costs" I was referring to are student related. There are kids in my school who are medically fragile and need such things as tube feedings, catheter changes, diaper changes, physical therapies etc. The equipment alone is pricey not to mention the need to hire medical staff.

 

[luvsmickeymouse]

I went out and bought all this stuff only to find out that in my elementary school, they supply everything!! LOL We live in a really small town in New Hampshire. I will send DS to school with his own stuff anyway, just because it makes him feel so good. =)

I , too, live in central NH, I have noticed that over the last few years, the school list has gotten smaller. Its alot more reasonable. Instead of having all the parents buy everything on the list, break it down, so it is more affordable for more families to each buy a few things for the classroom. We all pay more than enough taxes.

We have another new track at our high school. Its the 3rd one, since i moved here 12 years ago. We did not need a new track, we had a very nice track already.