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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 168026" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">That is disgusting...I cannot believe that any school district would behave so exclusively like that. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">I would be very inclined to send Star's letter verbatum to the heads of the Board of Education, the principal of the high school, and the head of the PTA, as well as having it published in your states largest paper and all the local papers as well. Hmph!</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">My difficult child attended an out of town Charter school. A charter school only receives federal/state grants when they can prove they need them in a very long application process. They also receive a very miniscule portion of funding allocated from the district in which they operate. If your child is Special Education, those monies are detoured to the charter school (which is why our district gave us such a hard time -they didn't want to lose that $$$). Charter schools pay their own rent/mortgage, as those funds are not included in the town's district spending. They pay for all their own improvements, supplies, and utility bills. They have no other choice than to create 'wish lists' that they pass out to parent's on parent night, they HAVE to have stupid fundraisers. My difficult child's class couldn't raise enough money to have a prom last year. Most of the kids there do come from troubled/disadvantage families or what have you - but they make the choice to go there so that they have at least the fighting chance they wouldn't get in their own district.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">difficult child LOVED her HS and she is sooooo happy she didn't go to our school.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">All the kids of our town's graduating class, whether they went to a different school, moved or dropped out, received invitations to our town's drug and alcohol free graduation party which is held at a local gym/rec center. difficult child chose not to go, as she felt awkward, but it was nice that she was at least remembered.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">Shame on your district leaders.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 168026, member: 2211"] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]That is disgusting...I cannot believe that any school district would behave so exclusively like that. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]I would be very inclined to send Star's letter verbatum to the heads of the Board of Education, the principal of the high school, and the head of the PTA, as well as having it published in your states largest paper and all the local papers as well. Hmph![/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]My difficult child attended an out of town Charter school. A charter school only receives federal/state grants when they can prove they need them in a very long application process. They also receive a very miniscule portion of funding allocated from the district in which they operate. If your child is Special Education, those monies are detoured to the charter school (which is why our district gave us such a hard time -they didn't want to lose that $$$). Charter schools pay their own rent/mortgage, as those funds are not included in the town's district spending. They pay for all their own improvements, supplies, and utility bills. They have no other choice than to create 'wish lists' that they pass out to parent's on parent night, they HAVE to have stupid fundraisers. My difficult child's class couldn't raise enough money to have a prom last year. Most of the kids there do come from troubled/disadvantage families or what have you - but they make the choice to go there so that they have at least the fighting chance they wouldn't get in their own district.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]difficult child LOVED her HS and she is sooooo happy she didn't go to our school.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]All the kids of our town's graduating class, whether they went to a different school, moved or dropped out, received invitations to our town's drug and alcohol free graduation party which is held at a local gym/rec center. difficult child chose not to go, as she felt awkward, but it was nice that she was at least remembered.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]Shame on your district leaders.:angry:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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