We are members of the John Gill Elementary School PTA. As a form of protest against our Republican Governor, Mr. Schwartzenegger, we intend to keep a running record of the amount of time we contribute to the school's basic operating functions, which should be paid by the government. This will include fundraising efforts, the stuffing of envelopes, etc. More to come.
posted by PTA @ 12:57 PM
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Education is radically underfunded, because tax money is not being raised. In protest of the fact that our politicians are not willing to pass legislation that makes everyone pay his or her fair share, we intend to keep a record of the time the parents of my daughter’s schools contribute. We resent every minute we contribute to the school that goes unnoticed by the powerful men and women in the legislature. Fundraising and educational support in many capacities constitute another full-time job for most of the parents I know. The schools lack nurses, psychologists, gym teachers, art teachers, administrative assistants, custodians, music teachers, librarians, and so many more positions. It’s all been cut, and the parents have filled in. In June, we will present a bill to you, Governor Schwartzenegger. This bill will be figured in a fair manner, according to the jobs that we take on, from minimum wage envelope stuffing right on up to the actual teaching of classes and administrative work that we willingly do. We don’t want the money ourselves. We want the money to hire professionals to do this work. Raise taxes, and raise them now.
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Perhaps you should ask other mothers from other schools to join in??
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