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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]its over the top in wealthy areas.

after raising 2, I think that schools should be a PARENT-FREE zone.

it is crazy what parents do, and at our high school it was entirely women, and stay at home women, all meetings were 9:30 in the morning.[/quote]

Parent Free zones?  [b]So no PTA.  No fundraising, no book fairs, no community service projects, no after school classes, no athletic boosters, no volunteering in classes with 28 kids to 1 parent?  How about recess aides where there are 250 kids out and only 1-2 aides.  Who do you think stuffs all your kids cubbies with papers, who photocopies flyers and worksheets.  Who puts together the parties - the teachers do not have time for that.[/b]

Just because you can't do it doesn't mean other parents shouldn't.

You do realize that our ES PTA gets about $25K a year on average.  Each teacher gets $300 for school supplies. We purchased more chrome books so they don't have to share.  All FARMS kids have free field trips and $10 to purchase books at the book fair. Every school activity (dance nights, talent show, skating night, bingo, etc..) are all free for kids and parents. Rentals for chorus and instramental productions. Assemblies and guest speakers during the school day paid for.  Playground equipment, games for indoor recess, a bigger fridge for the teacher's lounge.

But yes, let's not involve the parents.  They are just in the way.   :roll: [/quote]

Oh my fucking god. Do you realize 95% of what you have listed here is the makework bullshit people are talking about, right? 
PTA...the world will continue revolving without it, trust me
Fundraising..again, not necessary. 
All that paper that gets lost in the bottom of my DC backpack? Yeah, that won't be missed. 
Athletic booster? School is for education.  Sports should not be entangled public education. 
Parties? Maybe you should get a job, if you need this to fill your time. 
Oh, and teachers should be out watching kids at recess. They get their own lunch period, they should be watching students during lunch and stop wasting more tax payer money with aids. 
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