09-09-2009, 08:30 AM
Quote:In California, all my kids have to bring 2 boxes of crayons, color pencils, pencils, markers, erasers, tape, glue, paper, and Kleenex to their class rooms so everyone can have it to use for the rest of the school year. They twice yearly fund-raisers they do barely pay for the support teachers they have.Same here, but the 12 sports teams get new uniforms and equipment every two years, and the Olympic sized pool is maintained and heated year round. About 20 extra curricular activities, with chaperones, get bussed around the country to compete with other similar sized schools. But, yes, in the grade school the teachers have to beg for crayons, wet wipes, and other necessities. I believe we also have almost as many non-teachers on the payroll as there are teachers.