A Detroit elementary school is asking for donations of toilet paper and light bulbs to keep their school functioning.
The principal of the Academy of Americas sent a letter to staff, parents and partners asking for donations of items “that are of the utmost importance for proper school functioning and most importantly for student health and safety.”
In the letter, Principal Naomi Khalil cited budget constraints within the district as the reason why the school could no longer stock the items.
Need to start firing the administrator for startlingly poor budget allocation.
agreed. However, when my son was in elementary school, at the start of every school year, we’d get a note from the teacher stating which items the child’s parents needed to send in for classroom use. This included paper towels, Kleenex, extra notebook paper, etc.
Lightbulbs and TP? For real? Those things seem to be primary needs in terms of budget agenda.
After my husband telling me about the multi million dollar weight room he installed mirrors in at one of the local highschools I have lost my sympathy for the public school’s budget woes. In this district which is my no means affluent the new schools are a combination of the best in detention facilities or shopping mall. The highschoolers get the detention facility ambiance since they have the means to make a break for it.
Schools if you will pardon the expression have gotten used to being allowed to spend money like drunken sailors on shore leave. With construction funded mainly by impact fees and lottery money filling the coffers the word no was but a blasphemous rumor. They knew too that they could always plead “it’s for the children” to get special taxes levied and/or avoid being part of any tax reform.
And you parents who still have children in school are used to the shakedown that occurs at the start of every school year. Not only do you have to buy supplies for your own child but you are required to bring supplies to distribute in the class.
I just know a request for a bailout for public schools can not be too far ahead. But as long as there is not healthy competition any monies will only go to perpetuate a broken system.
Sounds as if a few Detroit officeholder need to be laid off until the schoold system is leveled out. While we are at it let’s dump a portion of high-priced athletics too. At one time gym periods along with Math, English, Social Science and some other academic subjects were required but intercollegiate sports didn’t occur until the highers grades (10th, 11th, and 12th) were entered.
In many school systems, teachers are expected to spend a percentage of thier salary on educational supplies for their students.