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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I completely related to this article.  We left a school in a gentrifying neighborhood because the UMC parents taking over the PTO had absolutely no regard for less wealthy families.  They demanded that the afterschool program be revamped to have more enrichment activities at a cost of $400/month for one kid and a nominal discount if you have a second kid.  Even though many families said that they could not afford it even with a discount and assistance through fundraisers, the PTO steamrolled ahead.  One family was so distraught because they had 2 kids but their combined HHI was just too much to qualify for discounts but not enough to afford afterschool for two kids.  WE threw in the towel at that point.[/quote]

This is a bit funny to me in light of the recent thread on aftercare costs (in which you can see, 400/month isn't that unusual). But most of these offer a significant discount. I do understand though that there may be families who earn too much but still can't qualify - but it's sad to hear this wasn't thought through fully. I am currently trying to advocate for this type of "better" aftercare at our school. Like someone else said, we simply have 2 DCs and serving both is near to impossible. It's not the UMC parents fault for wanting quality aftercare, either.[/quote]

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