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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We the at Focus school and our PTA has tried to reach out for years.  We do have Spanish interpreters.  We send out information in Spanish for the events.

Guess what?  Participation from Spanish speaking parents is really low.

My kid in 1st grade had a field trip and we struggled to get enough volunteers for it.  At my niece’s more higher-income school, they turn away parents on field trips!

I volunteered for a class party last year and I was the ONLY parent volunteer.  Literally the only one.

I’m not White, but don’t judge the UMC White Moms for taking control of the PTA.  If they are the ones running things, it’s because they are able to or choose to show up.   [/quote]

Able to. You got it. [/quote]

So what’s your point?  Parents that are able to, will get involved.  Would you rather have no parents involved?  Ridiculous.

The OP’s article is useless, IMO.  Digital gap?  Are you kidding?  We are at a high FARMS school and my kid complains that her friends have their own tablets and she doesn’t.  She has been to her friends’ houses, and they have plenty of access to technology at home.  [/quote]

Yeah the first thing I thought of when reading this article is well, I don't like the Chromebooks either.  Too much screentime for an elementary school student.  If they were teaching something useful like keyboarding skills, fine, but that's not what's happening IME.[/quote]

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