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49. Economic segregation by any name is still discrimination.

Sun May 24, 2015, 07:24 PM

May 2015

My heart breaks for those children who were barred from attending. I'm utterly disgusted at school officials who allowed this injustice to occur when there were so many other options available to make sure a fun event included ALL the kids.

Shame on the school and all the adults, the managers, teachers and the parents who let this happen.

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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