Are Student Directories given only to PTA members?

[Anonymous]

First of all - please no flaming my choice to not join the PTA.

I do not want to be a PTA member because I like to contribute directly to my school PTA and do not want any portion of the money to go to the state or national PTA. In the past I have paid for more than 1 copy of the school directory (one for each car, one at home) so that I can support the school and the PTA. I am quite shocked to know that now I have to become a PTA member to get a copy of the directory.

Is this even legal? What is the policy at your MCPS school. I would like some PTA people to chime in.

[Anonymous]

At our school, only PTA members get the directory.

[Anonymous]

Your lame cheap ass. Pay the $15 bucks and suck it up

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your lame cheap ass. Pay the $15 bucks and suck it up

You stupid moron, perhaps I won't!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First of all - please no flaming my choice to not join the PTA.

I do not want to be a PTA member because I like to contribute directly to my school PTA and do not want any portion of the money to go to the state or national PTA. In the past I have paid for more than 1 copy of the school directory (one for each car, one at home) so that I can support the school and the PTA. I am quite shocked to know that now I have to become a PTA member to get a copy of the directory.

Is this even legal? What is the policy at your MCPS school. I would like some PTA people to chime in.

At my child's school, you have to be a member to get the directory.

You have a choice. Would you rather become a PTA member and get the directory, or would you rather not become a PTA member and not get the directory?

[Anonymous]

Holy shit. Here we go again!

[Anonymous]

Taking a philosophical stand against the PTA with your one-woman boycott is pretty silly, OP.

[Anonymous]

Perhaps if you contacted the pta and explained your donation preferences they would give you a copy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your lame cheap ass. Pay the $15 bucks and suck it up

You stupid moron, perhaps I won't!

Then you won't get the directory you stingy beotch

[Anonymous]

Is that really how you spell beotch?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Taking a philosophical stand against the PTA with your one-woman boycott is pretty silly, OP.

+1
I continue to be amazed by how many ways people get themselves ridiculously worked up.

[Anonymous]

It takes a lot of work by unpaid PTA volunteers to put the directory together. They also pay for the directory's production from start to finish.

[Anonymous]

At our school, you need to be a member to get the directory.

[Anonymous]

How about different pricing for PTA and non-PTA members? Maybe the difference can be the cost of the PTA membership?

I think this would be a great compromise and a win-win situation.

[Anonymous]

At ours the PTA produces the directory and you get a directory as part of your membership. Non members can buy directories but not until a couple months later.

I assume it's legal -getting a school directory isn't required by state or even federal law.