It’s all about the money.
The purpose of the PTA is to raise money — get the kids to sell stuff — which the parents end up buying.
The schools are underfunded, and the PTA tries to make up the difference from getting money from the parents.
That’s how it is in my town, too. No point in my attending PTA meetings because I already pay high taxes. I’m sure not going to fund raise more than I already do by working. Today, the teachers were off while many of the taxpayers, including my husband and I, worked.
Two of my kids go to public school, and two are homeschooled. The PS is not interested in me except as a fund raiser and payer of fees (class trip, activity fee, bus fee). Meanwhile, I can’t even get the high school teachers to answer my emails.