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13. Over 100 children out of less than 900 -that's

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2015, 05:10 PM

May 2015

over 11% that were not permitted to attend.
Way too high for an in-school function.

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NY. poor kids whose parents couldn't afford $10 sat in dark auditorium during carnival day [View all] Liberal_in_LA May 2015 OP

Stupid school administrators. aikoaiko May 2015 #1

Breaks my heart. bluesbassman May 2015 #2

I usually ask my kids' teachers if I can pay extra to cover more kids. cyberswede May 2015 #3

Our kids used to pay for other kids out of their own money. NaturalHigh May 2015 #8

I'm in horse country nj JustAnotherGen May 2015 #14

Yes, I've set up "scholarships" for kids to go to summer programs, etc. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #57

A hundred kids, so it would be a thousand to cover them all. MADem May 2015 #94

The worst part is that they had a $2K-3K PROFIT on this event. They didn't need to prevent pnwmom May 2015 #78

Capitalism, left to its own devices, has a tendency to commodify anything and everything, in this KingCharlemagne May 2015 #83

There's nothing to tell us whether or not some parents did pay for other kids dflprincess May 2015 #119

Local schools should have a gofundme plan Politicalboi May 2015 #4

why mercuryblues May 2015 #70

whoever made that decision should be fired immediately. williesgirl May 2015 #5

the principal Liberal_in_LA May 2015 #7

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2015 #10

Agree 100%. I hope that parents are complaining to the school board now. yardwork May 2015 #53

It makes my blood boil. frogmarch May 2015 #6

$10 for 45 minutes at the carnival, with popcorn and trinket toys? No Vested Interest May 2015 #9

someone made a lotta dough on this racket, elehhhhna May 2015 #75

The school made a cool profit of $2-3,000. Now that's some 'out of the box' KingCharlemagne May 2015 #92

At a PUBLIC, taxpayer funded school? Rubbing their noses in it, so they could hear the fun? n/t freshwest May 2015 #11

We share a brain sometimes JustAnotherGen May 2015 #17

Yeah, I think we do. And good luck on the council run. But take care of your health, too. n/t freshwest May 2015 #33

I think I'm going to do it JustAnotherGen May 2015 #122

This is from the right wing tabloid NY Post oberliner May 2015 #12

I look at it differently JustAnotherGen May 2015 #16

I get where you are coming from oberliner May 2015 #28

That's a fair point JustAnotherGen May 2015 #117

Over 100 children out of less than 900 -that's No Vested Interest May 2015 #13

Then let the kids stay home. Dawson Leery May 2015 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton May 2015 #24

Stay home?! How about "ALL KIDS ATTEND FOR FREE"? WinkyDink May 2015 #40

If they were showing a movie, it would need to be dark oberliner May 2015 #76

My daughters went to Catholic school K-12 SickOfTheOnePct May 2015 #18

USA! USA! USA! \sarcasm\ - nt KingCharlemagne May 2015 #19

HOW THE FUCK DOES THIS HAPPEN? tabasco May 2015 #20

Who got paid? Iggo May 2015 #21

Hate to say it this way, but Thespian2 May 2015 #22

Sad, but I find myself thinking "at least there were 100 kids who missed out." At Ed Suspicious May 2015 #29

"excruciatingly stupid bitch..." oberliner May 2015 #79

Pardon me. Thespian2 May 2015 #103

There is not a single other news outlet who has done any reporting on this oberliner May 2015 #105

Whoever made this decision should be dealt with.. mountain grammy May 2015 #23

We would never have let that happen. madfloridian May 2015 #25

Cruelty knows no limits. nt valerief May 2015 #26

"My mom doesn't care about me" LittleBlue May 2015 #27

Please note that the teacher is not named oberliner May 2015 #30

The school is named, the principal is named, and so is the head of the parents' association pnwmom May 2015 #38

None of the teachers are named oberliner May 2015 #45

The principal, Joan Monroe, was clearly named. She chose not to give an interview, pnwmom May 2015 #47

You wrote that the teachers were named oberliner May 2015 #52

Yes, that's why I changed it. And I realize that the NYPost is a right wing paper, but that doesn't pnwmom May 2015 #54

It's possible oberliner May 2015 #58

Any teacher could be risking his job, or at least positive evaluations, if he or she went on record pnwmom May 2015 #60

That's definitely not true oberliner May 2015 #62

And illegal retaliation never happens? Yeah, right. Teachers have a good reason to be cautious pnwmom May 2015 #72

OK oberliner May 2015 #74

I agree that I would like to see more reports about this situation. It is never enough pnwmom May 2015 #77

I am not dismissing it out of hand oberliner May 2015 #81

ROFL jeff47 May 2015 #84

Are you familiar with the NY state teacher's union? oberliner May 2015 #89

Are you familiar with jobs? jeff47 May 2015 #91

So I guess you are not familiar with the NY state teacher's union oberliner May 2015 #95

No, I am. They are not all-powerful. jeff47 May 2015 #97

Anti-union? oberliner May 2015 #99

There is only one fact to know, and it is indisputable: FEES WERE CHARGED BY A PUBLIC SCHOOL. WinkyDink May 2015 #43

Is that unusual? oberliner May 2015 #48

There were 'accomodations made' here . . . in a darkened auditorium. Are you disputing that KingCharlemagne May 2015 #50

The article is from the right-wing tabloid, NY Post oberliner May 2015 #56

I got you. Didn't mean to snark at you unduly. I do think this story, if true in most of KingCharlemagne May 2015 #59

I agree with you oberliner May 2015 #64

It is very unusual, I hope, for the "accommodation" not to consist of a PTA or other slush fund pnwmom May 2015 #87

There is no evidence that the event earned thousands of dollars in profit oberliner May 2015 #90

There most certainly IS evidence that the event earned thousands of dollars of profit pnwmom May 2015 #109

That's not evidence oberliner May 2015 #110

Have you ever been on a jury? Much of what gets entered into evidence is testimony. pnwmom May 2015 #111

OK fair enough oberliner May 2015 #112

Yes, it would be better to have more information. pnwmom May 2015 #113

I just wish there was a non-NY Post story on this oberliner May 2015 #114

I know. So far, the only other story is Daily Mail, and they just repeat the NYPost story. n/t pnwmom May 2015 #115

In California we cannot force students to pay for participation. onecaliberal May 2015 #68

I wonder what the policy is in other states oberliner May 2015 #71

I really have no idea. Parents need to contact ACLU and file suit. onecaliberal May 2015 #82

My children go to public school and justamama83 May 2015 #125

I might be inclined to agree, if I hadn't had to deal with something similar myself Scootaloo May 2015 #63

That really sucks oberliner May 2015 #66

I just googled to see if I could find other sources inanna May 2015 #86

The Daily Mail and Fox News just link back to the NY Post story oberliner May 2015 #101

Here's the giant, gaping hole in your argument jeff47 May 2015 #88

The NY Post tries to paint liberals as hypocrites oberliner May 2015 #104

I don't think it is a liberal hypocrisy story... Springslips May 2015 #134

The NY Post is the Rightwing media - It's Rupert Murdoch. oberliner May 2015 #135

I was a teacher. I'd have given that kid a tenner before a hug. J/S. WinkyDink May 2015 #41

This is shameful! DawgHouse May 2015 #31

I would think the conservative readers of the NY Post would support this bluestateguy May 2015 #32

If they want to do something like this that's not in the budget, then the PTSA should raise pnwmom May 2015 #34

Shameful. Disgraceful. Public schools shouldn't charge for such things (I don't CARE what other WinkyDink May 2015 #35

Some are more equal than others..... PufPuf23 May 2015 #36

I can't believe they didn't try to find a helpful philanthropist Omaha Steve May 2015 #37

The worst part? They had MORE than enough money to pay for it -- they made a large PROFIT! pnwmom May 2015 #39

Thus, the core problem with depending on noblesse oblige. It's not....dependable. WinkyDink May 2015 #46

The school collected $9,000 for this event and coldn't sqeeze these kids in? rug May 2015 #42

They made a profit of several thousand dollars. Sickening. n/t pnwmom May 2015 #44

Economic segregation by any name is still discrimination. procon May 2015 #49

How do you know they were barred from attending? oberliner May 2015 #108

This is insane, inhuman. What a horrible thing to do to kids. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #51

I swear to Christ, this sounds like something out of Dickens... First Speaker May 2015 #55

No, this is more out of Lenin (as in 'Capitalists will sell us the KingCharlemagne May 2015 #61

What kind of adults imagined this was OK? sufrommich May 2015 #65

I read these things, and I can't breathe for a minute. ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #67

Perfect description. nt sufrommich May 2015 #69

We did fund raisers for these type of events, and MerryBlooms May 2015 #73

Bad headline, the auditorium was dark because they were watching a movie Warpy May 2015 #80

Yes, it is a stupid headline. I don't know where they get some raccoon May 2015 #123

It probably wasn't the writer Warpy May 2015 #132

bingo questionseverything May 2015 #129

Looks like they were seeing a cartoon of some sort. alphafemale May 2015 #85

Beyond the principal's heartlessness, did you see what else she did? procon May 2015 #93

There is no evidence provided for any of this oberliner May 2015 #100

Awww, FUCK! I've been a public school teacher for almost 40 years, and ... 11 Bravo May 2015 #96

Such needless cruelty -- to kids. Arugula Latte May 2015 #98

At my daughter's school.... Adrahil May 2015 #102

What if they get too many or too few sponsors? oberliner May 2015 #106

Here's how it works.... Adrahil May 2015 #116

Cool oberliner May 2015 #118

At my sons' former elementary school, the PTA paid the way for the poor kids FSogol May 2015 #128

Indoctrinate them at an early age that they're worthless if they're poor Novara May 2015 #107

How is that even legal? roody May 2015 #120

fuck - this is just all kinds of wrong. Goddamn the MBA douchebags who would do this to kids. whereisjustice May 2015 #121

What is wrong with people? Pooka Fey May 2015 #124

Breaks my heart vankuria May 2015 #126

i do not fucking believe barbtries May 2015 #127

the Bureaus are mighty & inflexible in the age of Zero Tolerance. nt Eleanors38 May 2015 #130

It's good that schools institute policies to ostracize children of low income families Orrex May 2015 #131

Well, they're "takers not makers". Tierra_y_Libertad May 2015 #133