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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, the most surprising thing about the responses is the defensiveness and the assumptions of some of the responders that disagree.

I charge responders to speak to the equanimity in high demand charters that implement:

A. Irregular public school calendars that make it disparately costly for working low income parents to enroll their children,
B. Above average costs for public before and after auxiliary programs, 
C. Lack of 100% parent participation in public school support organizations;
D. Lack of scrutiny or outside oversight to ensure that every child has equal access to educational offerings at the public school.

Remember, these are public schools, and I think we fail to remember that public means everyone.

In response to the poster at 12:22, while I know a few MV parents, that charter began fairly recently; my perspective comes from my family's experiences at three others.  Generally speaking, my opinions are shared, and the environments that breed these issues are not isolated.
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OP,

Have you asked for assistance if you're struggling with before and aftercare costs and "enrichment" programs?  Has the school denied working with you on these costs if you're struggling?   Are you not welcome to attend support organization meetings?  Are you not welcome to run for a seat?  To volunteer in the classroom?  Do you truly believe your Kindergartener is getting "meets expectations" on her reviews because of your financial situation?  Do you honestly believe, for a second, that they put her in the "crappy" teacher's class because of your income level and/or ability to donate?!  Be honest, if not with us, then at least with yourself.

Is there even an outside chance that your complaints are being met with a hint "of apathy" because your complaints are off-hand and undeserved?  Can you be more concrete about how your DC has been discriminated against?

Regardless of whatever reality you want to create for yourself, I hope you don't poison your kids heads with this before you send them off to school each morning.  "Try not to let the fact that you're being treated unfairly effect your success DC!"  There's one approach to parenting.

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