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SOme schools require teacher appreciation gift money to not only be collected for the teacher but specials teachers, too. Some also require the room parent to collect for birthday gifts. You realize that changing it means attending the pta meetings, suggesting the change, getting it approved. This isn’t a snap your fingers type of thing and very likely wouldn’t be approved at our school since we implemented the required specials teachers funds. Going backward the specials teachers don’t get gifts. There were complaints that it wasn’t fair to them. [/quote]

Are these schools public schools?  It seems very wrong for public schools to require the parents to fund so many gifts for the teachers.  I'm shocked that it's even legal for gifts to be required in such a manner.   [/quote]

Yes, Fcps. [/quote]

No, FCPS do not require people give gifts to the teachers. There are a variety of methods used to collect teacher gifts [b]if[/b] a parent wants to participate. It is not mandatory.

Part of the discussion on this thread is because there are a few room parents who try and make donations mandatory which the vast majority of people on this thread disagree with.

My DSs room moms have been very clear that participation is voluntary. I have never seen a list sent out with the names of people who have not donated or participated. I have never had a room parent demand people provide a certain amount of cash. But that is my experience. Others have told of a very different experience. That is because FCPS does not have a mandated policy on anything associated with teacher gifts, room parties and the like. Different schools have different rules on how the money that is raised is distributed but that is about it.

Give if you want and hope that you ave a more low key room parent who is willing to organize some nice events for the kids and a gift for the teacher. [/quote]

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