| I took my French-studying daughter to Paris-- twice. We got 2 weeks -- not one-- for 5K. No way would I pay that for a week! |
It didn't include all the meals, special excursions and other things so it probably would be $7K total. |
They can work a side gig, but the issue is pressuring parents to sign up their kids with multiple emails for a trip that is NOT MCPS sponsored and 100% through a private company (which then has a liability issue). |
ABSOLUTELY!! This - 100 percent. |
My daughter’s middle school principal cracked down on them and said they should not be sent out through the school. |
| I'm not happy so I'm not going to allow any happiness for anyone else! That's equity! |
| I couldn't care less about equity. What about liability if it's advertised at school and something happens? Who is accountable? |
My son's football team collects money for the team. By your logic, his school shouldn't have a team since not every parent can afford the fees. School pictures and yearbooks are unaffordable to some. They should be taken out of school especially since they are pushed for kids to participate. Collecting money for field trips shouldn't happen. None of the money goes to the school but to the venue. If you want to be equitable and fair you must remove every single extra from school. |
| None of the fueld trips are equitable. We make just enough to not qualify for support but any extra dollar is a hardship. |
Does your son’s football team cost $5k or more for a week? Wow. |
The adults running these things need to be more thoughtful. I will not buy my child a $100 yearbook and we can afford it (nor do they want one at that price). That can shop around and find an affordable way to do that. When you do field trips, you choose something affordable, try to get the school/PTA/PTO to pay for kids who cannot afford it or ask for donations. School pictures, again you consider prices and choose accordingly. School teams, you also look at the choices the parent/team reps are making and encourage things affordable or find outside resources. Lots of ways to do it but asking parents for hundred's of dollars or telling them their kids cannot play is a horrible thing to do and a horrible example to set to your own kids on how to treat people. |
I think you need to come to some schools(especially HS) and ask teachers and activity coaches/coordinators exactly how much things cost, the number of fundraisers they do, and the funds that families are spending. |
We know as we are heavily involved in our kids schools and volunteer as much as we can, including fundraise. |
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Let’s also ban those darn piano sales papers they give to kids.
We also need to crack down on the professional photographers attending MCPS sports events. |
Families sign paperwork. These trips have been available in MCPS over two decades. Thousands of students have gone. No one has sued MCPS. |