School Supplies lists and Janitorial Supplies

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I gather from this thread, some parents do not want to send supplies to school because:

1. I don’t want to share my money with others.
2. Teachers should supply the materials
3. Teachers should put up with whatever quality supplies the school can give them. If they run out, too bad.
4. Teachers should do a better job of keeping track of pencils, instead of preparing and delivering quality lessons.

IMO the only reason parents shouldn’t send supplies is if they cannot afford them.

No
1. Teachers should not request janitorial supplies
2. Teachers should request only what each child needs for the year. One pack of 12 pencils is plenty. One packing 24 crayons is plenty why 4x24 packs

1. What if the school does not provide these supplies (as posters have stated)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I gather from this thread, some parents do not want to send supplies to school because:

1. I don’t want to share my money with others.
2. Teachers should supply the materials
3. Teachers should put up with whatever quality supplies the school can give them. If they run out, too bad.
4. Teachers should do a better job of keeping track of pencils, instead of preparing and delivering quality lessons.

IMO the only reason parents shouldn’t send supplies is if they cannot afford them.

No
1. Teachers should not request janitorial supplies
2. Teachers should request only what each child needs for the year. One pack of 12 pencils is plenty. One packing 24 crayons is plenty why 4x24 packs

So, when your kid runs out of pencils after a few months, or breaks/uses up the three crayons that they use the most, teachers should tell your kid “too bad”. Right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I gather from this thread, some parents do not want to send supplies to school because:

1. I don’t want to share my money with others.
2. Teachers should supply the materials
3. Teachers should put up with whatever quality supplies the school can give them. If they run out, too bad.
4. Teachers should do a better job of keeping track of pencils, instead of preparing and delivering quality lessons.

IMO the only reason parents shouldn’t send supplies is if they cannot afford them.

No
1. Teachers should not request janitorial supplies
2. Teachers should request only what each child needs for the year. One pack of 12 pencils is plenty. One packing 24 crayons is plenty why 4x24 packs

1. What if the school does not provide these supplies (as posters have stated)?

But that isn’t what the FCPS teachers said. They said they had to ask 2-7 days in advance for paper towels and the school provided spray and so they preferred that the parents buy them their selected wipes.

If the school genuinely does not provide janitorial supplies that message should come from the principal to the parents so the teachers have nothing to do with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DW and I are both ES teachers. I have over 30 years in FCPS. We have never had to use our own money to buy things like crayons and pencils. I’ve never pooled supplies and I go through maybe 3 containers of wipes in a school year.

So, does that mean that the desks are never cleaned and the wipes get used for the doors? That nothing gets cleaned and the wipes are used for emergencies? I’m genuinely curious.

I worked in an elementary/middle school in another district. My office had two tables and my desk. Every day I cleaned my desk, the tables, and the doorknobs. So, that’s a minimum 20 wipes a week —or a roll of paper towels and spray. What were you not doing that you only used maybe 3 containers of wipes in a whole school year?

I bought my own supplies, including huge bottles of hand sanitizer and emergency toilet paper.

Why did you clean your desk and table daily? That’s weird.

Uuuuuh, I clean my desk at work daily and I don't even work with snotty children. I mean, maybe you don't have a job? Think of it like cleaning your kitchen counters every day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I gather from this thread, some parents do not want to send supplies to school because:

1. I don’t want to share my money with others.
2. Teachers should supply the materials
3. Teachers should put up with whatever quality supplies the school can give them. If they run out, too bad.
4. Teachers should do a better job of keeping track of pencils, instead of preparing and delivering quality lessons.

IMO the only reason parents shouldn’t send supplies is if they cannot afford them.

No
1. Teachers should not request janitorial supplies
2. Teachers should request only what each child needs for the year. One pack of 12 pencils is plenty. One packing 24 crayons is plenty why 4x24 packs

1. What if the school does not provide these supplies (as posters have stated)?

But that isn’t what the FCPS teachers said. They said they had to ask 2-7 days in advance for paper towels and the school provided spray and so they preferred that the parents buy them their selected wipes.

If the school genuinely does not provide janitorial supplies that message should come from the principal to the parents so the teachers have nothing to do with it.

If it's on the school supply list, then the principal or someone in admin has approved it, PP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I gather from this thread, some parents do not want to send supplies to school because:

1. I don’t want to share my money with others.
2. Teachers should supply the materials
3. Teachers should put up with whatever quality supplies the school can give them. If they run out, too bad.
4. Teachers should do a better job of keeping track of pencils, instead of preparing and delivering quality lessons.

IMO the only reason parents shouldn’t send supplies is if they cannot afford them.

Well isn’t that why teachers don’t want to buy the material for their classroom? They have other things they need to do with their money?

Believe it or not, that is also true of parents. Who have already “shared” the money for the supplies in question by paying our local taxes. So if the decision is: do I want to share more money with a classroom who already has cleaning supplies (but perhaps the teacher had to proactively ask for the supplies, or they aren’t the preferred brand) and sharing my money with my family, or any of the other people in our community who desperately need help right now and don’t have the privilege of saying they don’t want to have to wait two days for paper towels.

+1 this exactly. We are also on a budget (only one parent works). I’m not funding preferred brands of teachers when they can use what’s provided by the school for free. And I’m not donating 3 large containers of Clorox wipes - 1 will do.

If you’re financially stretched, nobody expects you to contribute more than your share. If you can’t legitimately afford school supplies, most of these teachers will provide for your child.

However, many if not most families in FCPS are not in that situation. There are families that are financially better off than teachers but they expect the teachers to pay for gaps in school supplies. They come up with all kinds of excuses and gaslight teachers for asking for help. I find these people petty and selfish.

What’s “our share” of supplies which are already provided for the teacher but she has to ask “2-7 days” in advance for?

This area just saw mass layoffs and more are coming. Perhaps read the room and clean with the paper towels you don’t like as much this year.

Don’t take it personally, if you can’t contribute beyond your share, don’t. Hopefully someone else will. Whenever my daughter’s teachers ask for support whether it’s school supplies or books for the classroom library, I give. I do it because I know there are families that can’t. It’s that simple.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I gather from this thread, some parents do not want to send supplies to school because:

1. I don’t want to share my money with others.
2. Teachers should supply the materials
3. Teachers should put up with whatever quality supplies the school can give them. If they run out, too bad.
4. Teachers should do a better job of keeping track of pencils, instead of preparing and delivering quality lessons.

IMO the only reason parents shouldn’t send supplies is if they cannot afford them.

No
1. Teachers should not request janitorial supplies
2. Teachers should request only what each child needs for the year. One pack of 12 pencils is plenty. One packing 24 crayons is plenty why 4x24 packs

1. What if the school does not provide these supplies (as posters have stated)?

But that isn’t what the FCPS teachers said. They said they had to ask 2-7 days in advance for paper towels and the school provided spray and so they preferred that the parents buy them their selected wipes.

If the school genuinely does not provide janitorial supplies that message should come from the principal to the parents so the teachers have nothing to do with it.

If it's on the school supply list, then the principal or someone in admin has approved it, PP.

That’s not the same thing— the principal should say to the parents, at back to school night or in a public email, we do not supply the teachers with paper towels or any cleaning supplies. Then the parents can write their school board members, local media, etc. because it’s very absurd.

What’s much more likely is, as teachers posted here, they don’t like the cleaning supplies provided.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I gather from this thread, some parents do not want to send supplies to school because:

1. I don’t want to share my money with others.
2. Teachers should supply the materials
3. Teachers should put up with whatever quality supplies the school can give them. If they run out, too bad.
4. Teachers should do a better job of keeping track of pencils, instead of preparing and delivering quality lessons.

IMO the only reason parents shouldn’t send supplies is if they cannot afford them.

Well isn’t that why teachers don’t want to buy the material for their classroom? They have other things they need to do with their money?

Believe it or not, that is also true of parents. Who have already “shared” the money for the supplies in question by paying our local taxes. So if the decision is: do I want to share more money with a classroom who already has cleaning supplies (but perhaps the teacher had to proactively ask for the supplies, or they aren’t the preferred brand) and sharing my money with my family, or any of the other people in our community who desperately need help right now and don’t have the privilege of saying they don’t want to have to wait two days for paper towels.

+1 this exactly. We are also on a budget (only one parent works). I’m not funding preferred brands of teachers when they can use what’s provided by the school for free. And I’m not donating 3 large containers of Clorox wipes - 1 will do.

If you’re financially stretched, nobody expects you to contribute more than your share. If you can’t legitimately afford school supplies, most of these teachers will provide for your child.

However, many if not most families in FCPS are not in that situation. There are families that are financially better off than teachers but they expect the teachers to pay for gaps in school supplies. They come up with all kinds of excuses and gaslight teachers for asking for help. I find these people petty and selfish.

What’s “our share” of supplies which are already provided for the teacher but she has to ask “2-7 days” in advance for?

This area just saw mass layoffs and more are coming. Perhaps read the room and clean with the paper towels you don’t like as much this year.

Don’t take it personally, if you can’t contribute beyond your share, don’t. Hopefully someone else will. Whenever my daughter’s teachers ask for support whether it’s school supplies or books for the classroom library, I give. I do it because I know there are families that can’t. It’s that simple.

That still doesn’t answer the question: what is “our share” of supplies that are already provided but aren’t what the teacher wants?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I gather from this thread, some parents do not want to send supplies to school because:

1. I don’t want to share my money with others.
2. Teachers should supply the materials
3. Teachers should put up with whatever quality supplies the school can give them. If they run out, too bad.
4. Teachers should do a better job of keeping track of pencils, instead of preparing and delivering quality lessons.

IMO the only reason parents shouldn’t send supplies is if they cannot afford them.

Well isn’t that why teachers don’t want to buy the material for their classroom? They have other things they need to do with their money?

Believe it or not, that is also true of parents. Who have already “shared” the money for the supplies in question by paying our local taxes. So if the decision is: do I want to share more money with a classroom who already has cleaning supplies (but perhaps the teacher had to proactively ask for the supplies, or they aren’t the preferred brand) and sharing my money with my family, or any of the other people in our community who desperately need help right now and don’t have the privilege of saying they don’t want to have to wait two days for paper towels.

+1 this exactly. We are also on a budget (only one parent works). I’m not funding preferred brands of teachers when they can use what’s provided by the school for free. And I’m not donating 3 large containers of Clorox wipes - 1 will do.

If you’re financially stretched, nobody expects you to contribute more than your share. If you can’t legitimately afford school supplies, most of these teachers will provide for your child.

However, many if not most families in FCPS are not in that situation. There are families that are financially better off than teachers but they expect the teachers to pay for gaps in school supplies. They come up with all kinds of excuses and gaslight teachers for asking for help. I find these people petty and selfish.

What’s “our share” of supplies which are already provided for the teacher but she has to ask “2-7 days” in advance for?

This area just saw mass layoffs and more are coming. Perhaps read the room and clean with the paper towels you don’t like as much this year.

Don’t take it personally, if you can’t contribute beyond your share, don’t. Hopefully someone else will. Whenever my daughter’s teachers ask for support whether it’s school supplies or books for the classroom library, I give. I do it because I know there are families that can’t. It’s that simple.

That still doesn’t answer the question: what is “our share” of supplies that are already provided but aren’t what the teacher wants?

Stop gaslighting. That extra $20 in supplies isn’t going to kill you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I gather from this thread, some parents do not want to send supplies to school because:

1. I don’t want to share my money with others.
2. Teachers should supply the materials
3. Teachers should put up with whatever quality supplies the school can give them. If they run out, too bad.
4. Teachers should do a better job of keeping track of pencils, instead of preparing and delivering quality lessons.

IMO the only reason parents shouldn’t send supplies is if they cannot afford them.

Well isn’t that why teachers don’t want to buy the material for their classroom? They have other things they need to do with their money?

Believe it or not, that is also true of parents. Who have already “shared” the money for the supplies in question by paying our local taxes. So if the decision is: do I want to share more money with a classroom who already has cleaning supplies (but perhaps the teacher had to proactively ask for the supplies, or they aren’t the preferred brand) and sharing my money with my family, or any of the other people in our community who desperately need help right now and don’t have the privilege of saying they don’t want to have to wait two days for paper towels.

+1 this exactly. We are also on a budget (only one parent works). I’m not funding preferred brands of teachers when they can use what’s provided by the school for free. And I’m not donating 3 large containers of Clorox wipes - 1 will do.

If you’re financially stretched, nobody expects you to contribute more than your share. If you can’t legitimately afford school supplies, most of these teachers will provide for your child.

However, many if not most families in FCPS are not in that situation. There are families that are financially better off than teachers but they expect the teachers to pay for gaps in school supplies. They come up with all kinds of excuses and gaslight teachers for asking for help. I find these people petty and selfish.

What’s “our share” of supplies which are already provided for the teacher but she has to ask “2-7 days” in advance for?

This area just saw mass layoffs and more are coming. Perhaps read the room and clean with the paper towels you don’t like as much this year.

Don’t take it personally, if you can’t contribute beyond your share, don’t. Hopefully someone else will. Whenever my daughter’s teachers ask for support whether it’s school supplies or books for the classroom library, I give. I do it because I know there are families that can’t. It’s that simple.

That still doesn’t answer the question: what is “our share” of supplies that are already provided but aren’t what the teacher wants?

Stop gaslighting. That extra $20 in supplies isn’t going to kill you.

It’s not gaslighting— the teacher on this thread said she asks for wipes because she doesn’t want to use the supplies provided. So what’s the parents “share” of that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I gather from this thread, some parents do not want to send supplies to school because:

1. I don’t want to share my money with others.
2. Teachers should supply the materials
3. Teachers should put up with whatever quality supplies the school can give them. If they run out, too bad.
4. Teachers should do a better job of keeping track of pencils, instead of preparing and delivering quality lessons.

IMO the only reason parents shouldn’t send supplies is if they cannot afford them.

Well isn’t that why teachers don’t want to buy the material for their classroom? They have other things they need to do with their money?

Believe it or not, that is also true of parents. Who have already “shared” the money for the supplies in question by paying our local taxes. So if the decision is: do I want to share more money with a classroom who already has cleaning supplies (but perhaps the teacher had to proactively ask for the supplies, or they aren’t the preferred brand) and sharing my money with my family, or any of the other people in our community who desperately need help right now and don’t have the privilege of saying they don’t want to have to wait two days for paper towels.

+1 this exactly. We are also on a budget (only one parent works). I’m not funding preferred brands of teachers when they can use what’s provided by the school for free. And I’m not donating 3 large containers of Clorox wipes - 1 will do.

If you’re financially stretched, nobody expects you to contribute more than your share. If you can’t legitimately afford school supplies, most of these teachers will provide for your child.

However, many if not most families in FCPS are not in that situation. There are families that are financially better off than teachers but they expect the teachers to pay for gaps in school supplies. They come up with all kinds of excuses and gaslight teachers for asking for help. I find these people petty and selfish.

What’s “our share” of supplies which are already provided for the teacher but she has to ask “2-7 days” in advance for?

This area just saw mass layoffs and more are coming. Perhaps read the room and clean with the paper towels you don’t like as much this year.

Don’t take it personally, if you can’t contribute beyond your share, don’t. Hopefully someone else will. Whenever my daughter’s teachers ask for support whether it’s school supplies or books for the classroom library, I give. I do it because I know there are families that can’t. It’s that simple.

That still doesn’t answer the question: what is “our share” of supplies that are already provided but aren’t what the teacher wants?

Stop gaslighting. That extra $20 in supplies isn’t going to kill you.

It’s not gaslighting— the teacher on this thread said she asks for wipes because she doesn’t want to use the supplies provided. So what’s the parents “share” of that?

One teacher said that and you’re going to base the needs of the thousands of other teachers based on that one respond. Do you really think that none of the thousands of FCPS teachers does not legitimately need extra pencils, crayons, and cleaning supplies?

If I knew you in person, I would pay for your child’s school supplies just so you’d stop being a pain in the @ss to the teachers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I gather from this thread, some parents do not want to send supplies to school because:

1. I don’t want to share my money with others.
2. Teachers should supply the materials
3. Teachers should put up with whatever quality supplies the school can give them. If they run out, too bad.
4. Teachers should do a better job of keeping track of pencils, instead of preparing and delivering quality lessons.

IMO the only reason parents shouldn’t send supplies is if they cannot afford them.

Well isn’t that why teachers don’t want to buy the material for their classroom? They have other things they need to do with their money?

Believe it or not, that is also true of parents. Who have already “shared” the money for the supplies in question by paying our local taxes. So if the decision is: do I want to share more money with a classroom who already has cleaning supplies (but perhaps the teacher had to proactively ask for the supplies, or they aren’t the preferred brand) and sharing my money with my family, or any of the other people in our community who desperately need help right now and don’t have the privilege of saying they don’t want to have to wait two days for paper towels.

+1 this exactly. We are also on a budget (only one parent works). I’m not funding preferred brands of teachers when they can use what’s provided by the school for free. And I’m not donating 3 large containers of Clorox wipes - 1 will do.

If you’re financially stretched, nobody expects you to contribute more than your share. If you can’t legitimately afford school supplies, most of these teachers will provide for your child.

However, many if not most families in FCPS are not in that situation. There are families that are financially better off than teachers but they expect the teachers to pay for gaps in school supplies. They come up with all kinds of excuses and gaslight teachers for asking for help. I find these people petty and selfish.

What’s “our share” of supplies which are already provided for the teacher but she has to ask “2-7 days” in advance for?

This area just saw mass layoffs and more are coming. Perhaps read the room and clean with the paper towels you don’t like as much this year.

Don’t take it personally, if you can’t contribute beyond your share, don’t. Hopefully someone else will. Whenever my daughter’s teachers ask for support whether it’s school supplies or books for the classroom library, I give. I do it because I know there are families that can’t. It’s that simple.

That still doesn’t answer the question: what is “our share” of supplies that are already provided but aren’t what the teacher wants?

Stop gaslighting. That extra $20 in supplies isn’t going to kill you.

It’s not gaslighting— the teacher on this thread said she asks for wipes because she doesn’t want to use the supplies provided. So what’s the parents “share” of that?

One teacher said that and you’re going to base the needs of the thousands of other teachers based on that one respond. Do you really think that none of the thousands of FCPS teachers does not legitimately need extra pencils, crayons, and cleaning supplies?

If I knew you in person, I would pay for your child’s school supplies just so you’d stop being a pain in the @ss to the teachers.

If I knew you in person I’d find you vulgar.

I have no problem buying all the requested pencils and crayons and always send Costco packages of Kleenex so my kid doesn’t get a chapped nose.

But before I send hundreds of Clorox wipes to a teacher who just prefers to have parents send Clorox wipes than use what the school provides, I think a reasonable question is why we’re asking parents to buy again what they’ve already paid for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I gather from this thread, some parents do not want to send supplies to school because:

1. I don’t want to share my money with others.
2. Teachers should supply the materials
3. Teachers should put up with whatever quality supplies the school can give them. If they run out, too bad.
4. Teachers should do a better job of keeping track of pencils, instead of preparing and delivering quality lessons.

IMO the only reason parents shouldn’t send supplies is if they cannot afford them.

Well isn’t that why teachers don’t want to buy the material for their classroom? They have other things they need to do with their money?

Believe it or not, that is also true of parents. Who have already “shared” the money for the supplies in question by paying our local taxes. So if the decision is: do I want to share more money with a classroom who already has cleaning supplies (but perhaps the teacher had to proactively ask for the supplies, or they aren’t the preferred brand) and sharing my money with my family, or any of the other people in our community who desperately need help right now and don’t have the privilege of saying they don’t want to have to wait two days for paper towels.

+1 this exactly. We are also on a budget (only one parent works). I’m not funding preferred brands of teachers when they can use what’s provided by the school for free. And I’m not donating 3 large containers of Clorox wipes - 1 will do.

If you’re financially stretched, nobody expects you to contribute more than your share. If you can’t legitimately afford school supplies, most of these teachers will provide for your child.

However, many if not most families in FCPS are not in that situation. There are families that are financially better off than teachers but they expect the teachers to pay for gaps in school supplies. They come up with all kinds of excuses and gaslight teachers for asking for help. I find these people petty and selfish.

What’s “our share” of supplies which are already provided for the teacher but she has to ask “2-7 days” in advance for?

This area just saw mass layoffs and more are coming. Perhaps read the room and clean with the paper towels you don’t like as much this year.

Don’t take it personally, if you can’t contribute beyond your share, don’t. Hopefully someone else will. Whenever my daughter’s teachers ask for support whether it’s school supplies or books for the classroom library, I give. I do it because I know there are families that can’t. It’s that simple.

Agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I gather from this thread, some parents do not want to send supplies to school because:

1. I don’t want to share my money with others.
2. Teachers should supply the materials
3. Teachers should put up with whatever quality supplies the school can give them. If they run out, too bad.
4. Teachers should do a better job of keeping track of pencils, instead of preparing and delivering quality lessons.

IMO the only reason parents shouldn’t send supplies is if they cannot afford them.

No
1. Teachers should not request janitorial supplies
2. Teachers should request only what each child needs for the year. One pack of 12 pencils is plenty. One packing 24 crayons is plenty why 4x24 packs

1. What if the school does not provide these supplies (as posters have stated)?

But that isn’t what the FCPS teachers said. They said they had to ask 2-7 days in advance for paper towels and the school provided spray and so they preferred that the parents buy them their selected wipes.

If the school genuinely does not provide janitorial supplies that message should come from the principal to the parents so the teachers have nothing to do with it.

If it's on the school supply list, then the principal or someone in admin has approved it, PP.

That’s not the same thing— the principal should say to the parents, at back to school night or in a public email, we do not supply the teachers with paper towels or any cleaning supplies. Then the parents can write their school board members, local media, etc. because it’s very absurd.

What’s much more likely is, as teachers posted here, they don’t like the cleaning supplies provided.

You seem to have a really good opinion of your child’s teachers. Do they know how little respect you have for them? Do your kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I gather from this thread, some parents do not want to send supplies to school because:

1. I don’t want to share my money with others.
2. Teachers should supply the materials
3. Teachers should put up with whatever quality supplies the school can give them. If they run out, too bad.
4. Teachers should do a better job of keeping track of pencils, instead of preparing and delivering quality lessons.

IMO the only reason parents shouldn’t send supplies is if they cannot afford them.

No
1. Teachers should not request janitorial supplies
2. Teachers should request only what each child needs for the year. One pack of 12 pencils is plenty. One packing 24 crayons is plenty why 4x24 packs

1. What if the school does not provide these supplies (as posters have stated)?

But that isn’t what the FCPS teachers said. They said they had to ask 2-7 days in advance for paper towels and the school provided spray and so they preferred that the parents buy them their selected wipes.

If the school genuinely does not provide janitorial supplies that message should come from the principal to the parents so the teachers have nothing to do with it.

If it's on the school supply list, then the principal or someone in admin has approved it, PP.

That’s not the same thing— the principal should say to the parents, at back to school night or in a public email, we do not supply the teachers with paper towels or any cleaning supplies. Then the parents can write their school board members, local media, etc. because it’s very absurd.

What’s much more likely is, as teachers posted here, they don’t like the cleaning supplies provided.

You seem to have a really good opinion of your child’s teachers. Do they know how little respect you have for them? Do your kids?

I don’t think it’s disrespectful to expect people to use the supplies available. It’s what I do at my office and every person who works for me (and I work for) is expected to do. Respect is not demonstrated by charitable donations in the professional world.