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[quote=Anonymous]I think the other question would be whether you would be welcome to join.  You aren't a parent and honestly, other than being a taxpayer, you aren't affiliated with the school.  With safety and privacy concerns, off-the-street volunteers aren't really the norm.  If you have a skillset in that you are offering to volunteer as a coach or art teacher at one of those after school programs, that might be something different.  Or, as a PP said, as a friend you are happy to help run the moonbounce at the school's family day or something.

Is there something in particular that is interesting you? I'm wondering if you aren't a parent at a school that is going to be hit by additions or remodelings in Arlington such as Ashlawn or McKinley and maybe you're thinking that being on the PTA you'll have some say in those processes?  Decisions regarding planning and building on these sites are not in the hands of the PTA.  The School Board and County run the citizen committees that participate in these efforts.

I think it's great that you are excited.  This is my child's first year in school and I just joined the PTA, yet I would think it odd if you joined the Parent-Teacher Association and you were neither a parent nor a teacher.[/quote]

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