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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes in fact this particular park is a public park - or at least that's how it's been treated for the past few years.  The school can't use the broader community to support its petition for a brand-new, much bigger playground (it would never have gotten $$ for the brand-new playground if it hadn't included the broader community's need for such a playground in its request for the renovation), then shut that community out.

Also, if the school uses PTA funds to pay for playground upkeep, they are - again - relying on the broader community.  I cannot tell you how many times I have been asked to participate/donate to a fundraiser.  I happily do so, as a member of the community that cares about the school, but I expect that kindness to go both ways.[/quote]
Such weird stuff on DCUM from people who for some reason have a chip on their shoulder about Bancroft. What fundraisers? The PTA really only had a single big fundraiser--the tree sale. Christmas trees are something people would buy anyway (unlike, say, many items at richer schools' galas) so it's not an outright donation. Maybe you're also counting $1 tickets for the raffle at the spring fair?

I'd be interested to know how this poster knows details about the petition the resulted in a new playground. If you look around DPCS schools, it looks a lot like other schools' new playgrounds (eg Eaton, Murch) so I don't buy the argument that Bancroft had to promise something extra to the community to get it. The previous playground was a wreck, so something had to be done. Plus, the community is hardly "shut out." You can use it all you want before 8 am and after 6 pm M-F and all weekend.[/quote]

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