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Subject: Re: What kind of school vacations are there where you live?

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Pam

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Date Posted: 16:32:17 10/07/02 Mon
In reply to: Kimmy 's message, "Re: What kind of school vacations are there where you live?" on 16:09:43 10/07/02 Mon

Why did it cost so much to enroll them? Did he prepay for lunches or something? Speaking of lunches, jiminy christmas, they're high! I could take Shelbey to Sonic every day for what it costs to eat at school. Outside of that, there are school supplies, which get cheaper the older you are around here. High schoolers don't need Kleenex, crayons, safety scissors and glue. LOL

Pam

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[> [> [> Subject: Yep!

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Kimmy
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Date Posted: 16:39:27 10/07/02 Mon

That was including lunches, plus I guess, they had to pay something into the field trip fund on each kid! Never heard of that! Oh, they had to prepay for expenses on the Christmas Musical Program, for costumes and refreshments!!!! What a crock! This isn't a private school or anything like that, with state school funding cut, the school is really hitting the parents harder this year on just about everything. I'm glad I'm done.

[> [> [> [> Subject: speaking of cuts in funding

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Pam
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Date Posted: 16:47:24 10/07/02 Mon

One nearby town is thinking of going to four day weeks, and I've heard that our town is, too. What I can't figure out is how it's going to work out right, time wise. They currently go from 8:20 til 3:10, and if they change the days to 8:00 to 4:00, that just makes up four hours and 40 minutes of the missed day. And parents are screaming about having to do a full day of day care on Fridays, since they won't have school.

Pam

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: It is here too.....

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Kimmy
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Date Posted: 17:00:27 10/07/02 Mon

Two small towns near us already do that. That can't get enough kids to go there and when they do the state cut funding so deep, they had to go to four days or close altogether. Ship the kids to another school just to make the numbers. What gets me is the one school just built a brand new gym, the property taxes are so high in that town becuase of the bond issue that people can't afford to move in, let alone stay. It is damned if you do and damned if you don't. It is really sad.