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[quote=Anonymous]Listening to the podcast, I realized I’m a Rob, though I honestly try to get buy-in from all parent groups. Last year I raised over $160k for the nonprofit that runs out after care program. Our PTA raises about $40-80k a year and our school is small. The PTA pays for all school field trips, some after school clubs for kids income based and repairs and needs for the school. I really think it is a class issue. Not race. Our school is 30/30/30/10. 30% Black, 30% Latino, 30% white, 4% Asian 6% mixed race. You have the diverse affluent families of color and then the kids who live in public housing. Our school is a mix of $1M homes and community housing developments. I really think people struggle when there are social and economic issues.

My son completed kindergarten. He picked up on the fact that some of his friends were experiencing homelessness, some had unstable home environments, some had food insecurity. With the pandemic, some of his friends disappeared from class on Zoom. Some kids told the class and teacher no adults were at home because they were at work.

As hard as I tried to build a friendship with friends of different social classes, there were issues like smoking and riding in the car without car seats. I felt judgey. It’s really hard that I need to have conversations with my son about homelessness and food insecurity. He told me about kids falling asleep in class or not having a bed. I do think it’s good to realize not everyone has the same privileged life. But throwing money at the issues doesn’t solve the root causes of poverty, inequality or equity. [/quote]

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