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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To 11:56 - Clearly your child doesn't go to a Title I school (or any borderline/Focus school).  At those schools (and there are a bunch in MC), there are TONS of families who simply don't have any additional resources to spare.  These parents can't afford breakfast/lunch, school supplies or the cost of field trips --- so please don't fool yourself into believing that they can magically come up with money to kick in for staff salaries/support.  Disclosure: My kids don't go to Title 1 or Focus schools, but I have relatives and friends with kids in those schools (in MCPS) as well as teachers, so I hear about things like who runs the PTA (who actually shows up), sending in extras for the class (b/c the teacher shouldn't have to buy supplies for the kids), being expected to be the room mom (or doing it b/c you want to make sure your kid has holiday parties, etc.) b/c you are literally the only parent who can afford to swing the costs associated with the treats and paper products, etc.  Clearly 11:56's kid is in a good school --- are you in Bethesda, Chevy Chase or Potomac?  So there are lots of kids in your child's class -- big deal.  Pull out your yearbook from elementary school and count the kids.  And I bet you didn't even go to full-day kindergarten either (most didn't way back when).  Your kid will survive. [/quote]

BTW, no one is mandating that those families pay anything additional.  No services would be taken away from these schools in any way shape or form. [/quote]

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