Many school districts spend upwards of $40,000 per kid. Taxpayer money of course. But oh they are so broke you have to buy your own glue stick.
I’ll bet the school could lose an “administrator” and cover all the supplies for at least a year for the whole school from the savings.
The teachers at my niece's school tell the kids how poor and underpaid they are, and may have to go on strike if parents don't vote for the annual property tax rise.
Then they lie about low pay to the kids, saying that some teachers only make about $25,000. Yeah, that salary level is for brand new, part time, substitute teachers. A simple web search finds that the average starting salary for full time teachers is in the $40,000 - $45,000 range, depending on education and experience.