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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Simply don't buy certain things. For ex: the dry-erase markers. Those are clearly for the classroom and not for your child. Same with tissues. Just send your child to school with tissues if they are needed. It does grate me throughout the year to get the notices "We are out of tissues; please send in more with your child."

There is nothing the school can do. They can't force you to send in common supplies. While they are busy cutting costs they are also outfitting teachers with, for example, around-the-neck microphones so they don't have to raise their voices. This has nothing to do with hard-of-hearing children; it is just a "benefit." There is a lot more fat in the budget than can be cut so that the SCHOOL can buy supplies. It is not, as stated upthread, a matter of "supplies or education, pick one."

Am I a bitter parent who is against teachers? Hardly, as I AM a teacher. But I'm not a sheep who goes along with everything the district decides. Enough is enough. [/quote]

You go girl. It definitely makes sense to punish the kids and classroom teachers for budget excess at the district level. They can DAMN WELL USE THEIR SLEEVES. And those personal sized dry erase boards that are used to keep all kids engaged and practicing simultaneously are just another FRIVOLOUS WASTE. [/quote]

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