Newsflash.....Its not the 70's anymore. 😉
i never paid for a thing in school, be that trips, book, supplies....nothing.....but that was 40-50 years ago
if you haven't looked, EVERYTHING is more expensive and getting even moreso each year.
I dish out more than $1000 extra each year for this and that at school...a lock, a special event day, band trip, class trip .....the end, its a small price to pay for a good education.
what I do agree with though is that there should be concessions for the poor who cannot afford it.
either through increased taxes , fundraising or donations etc ....no child's education should be compromised because they are poor.
around here, schools will look after most of that and even provide free breakfast program and have snacks and fruits available ....amazing how many kids go to school hungry and I live in an affluent town....thankfully, those with money are generous and support those who are not.
these are children, our future...nobody should be held back because of money