heck, we even have to supply 6 boxes of tissues and 10 reams of copy paper!
Not to mention pencils, pens, folders etc.
None of which my kids get. We have to buy those supplies on our own.
They go to underprivileged kids and the office.
Or maybe the school sells them off. I mean, if a school of 500 kids brings 10 reams of copy paper, that’s 5,000 reams! What do they do with it all?
As a teacher I tell you this: Refuse to bring in the community supplies. Each year we receive thousands of tax-payer dollars for each of your children. When you supply items that should be purchased with those dollars, it only feeds the beast. You would be appalled to see how teachers use copy paper! Mrs. Smith has 24 students? Better make 30 copies incase Juan, Tangueray, Lemontea, and Consuela forget theirs! But oops, the thirty copies are crooked, so throw those away and make 30 more. Students are just as bad with Kleenex and hand sanitizers. Nobody needs five pumps of gel after the bathroom break, but who cares they didn’t pay for it. Rant off.