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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As someone who is by no means wealthy but pays full freight for two kids, through saving, working hard and doing without, I'm happy to answer this.

"Really poor people" are never going to be recipients of FA at these schools, because there are too many other barriers to them going. But I would be MUCH more excited about my FA "donations" (that I am required to make) if I thought they were going to kids whose families would support them but otherwise truly would not have a chance to be there. Where are the kids of firefighters, police officers, and other first responders? Where are the kids of the new immigrant family whose parents work more than one job to support the family, but want the best for their kids in education?

No, "y'all" are not delusional at all about who FA goes to. Too many times it goes to families like OPs, who are doing nothing to diversify our schools or add help any child who would not otherwise have a perfectly fine if not brand-name education. That is why many of us are resentful of it.[/quote]
+1 to your whole post, though the part about required donations confuses me.  How are they "required"?  Mostly interested in knowing so that I can see the signs if/when our school starts to make donations mandatory.[/quote]

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