Tuesday, August 17, 2010
In Our Schools - "Bring Your Own Toilet Paper"
Something is definitely wrong here.
Teacher salaries and pensions are at all-time highs and there's no money for basic stuff.
Could our elected officials be deliberately using school children as a ploy to soften up attitudes toward raising taxes?
I wouldn't put it past them...
Teacher salaries and pensions are at all-time highs and there's no money for basic stuff.
Could our elected officials be deliberately using school children as a ploy to soften up attitudes toward raising taxes?
I wouldn't put it past them...
Stephanie Clifford reports in the New York Times:
"When Emily Cooper headed off to first grade in Moody, Ala., last week, she was prepared with all the stuff on her elementary school’s must-bring list: two double rolls of paper towels, three packages of Clorox wipes, three boxes of baby wipes, two boxes of garbage bags, liquid soap, Kleenex and Ziplocs.
'The first time I saw it, my mouth hit the floor,' Emily’s mother, Kristin Cooper, said of the list, which also included perennials like glue sticks, scissors and crayons.
Schools across the country are beginning the new school year with shrinking budgets and outsize demands for basic supplies."
