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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel ok if they charge us parents school supply fee instead of send in school supply or order school supply box ( except for low income area and families), it’s much easier and cheaper that way if fcps or school order large quantity from manufacturers directly ( one school supplies box cost nearly $95 for my 4th grader to be). [/quote]

Public schools just aren't set up that way.  Theoretically, taxes are supposed to cover it but that support system is quite frayed.  If the school is asking, they need something now, not in 2 years.  Sometimes millages can only pay for certain things.  In my town, you can only do capital improvements/repairs with millage money.

The reason they ask for donations and common class supplies is to cover people who don't have $95 extra during late August or don't want to chip in.

I also got frustrated about donating paper towels bought at per roll prices so I decided, per my post above, to see what actually got used and buy more of that.  So skipped half the tiny things and bought $30 of Lysol Wipes on special, printer paper, etc.
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