Lawsuit Filed Against Clovis School District

KMJ 580 ^ | 8-22-09 | Dennis Hart

[Enterprise]

"The suit says the district violates the constitution in a variety of ways, including requiring students or their parents to pay fees in order to take part in curricular or extra-curricular activities in such areas as sports, cheerleading, band and choir."

[Enterprise]

All my sons played high school baseball or football, and if they had required us to purchase the uniforms, we would have done so. That being said, there is no doubt that some students would not have been able to afford the uniforms.

[Enterprise]

"Band, sports, cheerleading and the like, are desirable but not required."

I agree for the most part. In Clovis, there are teaching jobs that cannot be filled by certificated teachers because there is a coaching requirement attached to it. If two people are qualified to do a job, but the district is looking for a coach, the one who can coach gets the job. There is a HEAVY emphasis on sports in Clovis, and when a new coach comes in, he brings in his new staff, and the district moves heaven and earth to make the new staff members have jobs.

[sfimom]

It’s becoming obvious that you are merely looking for someone to argue with. I am not in the mood to argue. I never said that band was required to graduate. I said that the district should not require any fees for classes that are required for graduation. With that I bid you good day.

[Hoosier Catholic Momma]

I am so bleeping sick of this #@!^ whining....it's a FREE education, for goodness sake. We pay $500/month for three kids in Catholic school plus their books and fees, plus all the costs associated with fundraisers, Scouts, basketball, and other activities (let's not forget uniforms). On top of that we get to foot the bill for other people's kids to go to school for free. And my husband brings home less than $3600/month, so we are not rich by any means.

Pay for their kids' school, they complain.

Pay for their health care, they complain.

Pay for their housing, they complain.

Pay for their food, they complain (and eat better than we do).

Maybe I should just stop paying for all my own stuff and let someone else pay for it. Definitely beats having to scrimp and save and live responsibly.

[La Lydia]

Sorry. There was no way to tell from the post or on the link that this was California, not New Mexico. And another poster commented about the taxes. I would have no way of knowing. If everyone is prosperous, on whose behalf was this lawsuit filed? If the fees aren’t for uniforms, what are they for? I guess my question is, what was your point? That people are cheap for not wanting to pay the fees? And finally, how did Clovis manage to avoid being overrun by illegals?