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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The PTA does so much for our school. It's a few volunteers taking on the burden of time, money, and effort for everyone else. God bless them. If that leads to them acting like a click or someone insular, who cares.

Walk in their shoes and then you'll get it. I started to get involved in the PTA before my health took a turn. I didn't get a chance to do much. But I did help out with picture day. And calling parents and trying to get issues resolved, I was treated so rudely, as if I was working for the photo company and I get a commission or something. It's ridiculous. So many thankless tasks.

My friend ran a program where they collect used instruments, get them refurbished by a music school in town, and the kids write an essay to have a chance to win the instrument. One of the winners families complained that the (totally functional clarinet) was not good enough and the PTA should buy them a brand new one, which they can't afford. The list goes on.

My friend is such a sweet person and worked so hard, there were so many steps to this process and for someone to be nasty to her at the end, which this parent was... It's just awful.[/quote]

What in the world?  PTA should  have anything to do with organizing instrument rentals and picture day.  Stay in your lane.  This is a case of too many hands that want to be in the pot [/quote]

DP. Of course they organize picture day. They also organize book fairs, back to school events, after school clubs, yearbooks, multicultural fairs, steam fairs, spelling bees, read a thons, school stores, school directories, student supply kits, staff appreciation days, various fundraising events/spirit days and much much more.  If they didn’t, these events would not happen in most schools. [/quote]

School directories? PTAs aren't allowed to have school directories anymore. Or so says our PTA. Some state law, they say. Yet, I hear parents on here talking about school directories all the time. So which one is it? [/quote]

Must have to do with consent. We have one, but you have to opt in by entering in your info. And have to pay dues. It's not a printed directory, just online for people paying the dues. [/quote]

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