So, yesterday, I get a notice from C3's school telling me that he is in the hole 20.75 for lunches, milk etc. Ummmmm...what? I make him lunch every day. Turns out little dude liked the fried oily crap they serve there better, so he was buying lunch on credit. WHAT!
While discussing this with him, C2 says she's been getting snacks and C1 says he bought a double lunch the other day. WTF.
C1 and C2 say they assumed that there was money on their account as they keep letting them buy things. C3 just didn't get it.
Just when exactly, did I authorize my children to have the use of credit cards??!! oh wait, I DIDN'T!
Thank you, Dist 26. You have taken away the teaching of art, music and gym class. You have shortened the day my children have to learn. You are cutting corners, cutting expenses...and now you are teaching my children that if you dont have the money, its ok to buy it anyway. Or better yet, maybe you do or maybe you dont have the money, who knows....CHARGE IT!
Ummm... Isn't this one of the reasons that Dist 26 is in so much trouble in the first place. They didn't look at the big picture. They didn't take care of what they were spending, how much was coming in, how much was going out. They simply keep taking out more loans/bonds etc.
So, now you are teaching my kids the same thing. Its ok to not know if the money is there or not. We dont buy things with cash, we charge it and worry about it later.
If I go to the store and I have no money in my account the store will not let me leave with my purchase. If my kids go to lunch and want to buy a cookie and they have no money in their account they are given the cookie.
What the hell are we teaching our children?? Isn't this how our countries economic crisis started in the first place? People buying things when they knew they couldn't pay for it? So Dist 26 is continuing to teach the same thing here...dont worry bout it just buy it. Worry about paying for it later.
I teach my children that they are not allowed to buy on credit. If we are out at the store, you cannot buy something and pay me back because your money is at home. Its not allowed.
When they go to school, however, they are taught the exact opposite. Buy whatever there hell you want, dont worry if you can afford it or not, just charge it.
You cannot tell me that kids paying for their lunch with cash takes up so much time that the lesson learned is not worth it.
Math problem from C2'S homework. Susie has $5.00. She buys a hot lunch for 4.25 a milk for .75.
Does she have enough money to buy a cookie for $.10. If she goes to Dist 26, SURE SHE DOES..
JUST CHARGE IT!
Our old school was that way, in fact they allowed my son to fun up a $30 debit in his lunch account before notifying me - then sent me a letter from the district's attorney telling me about this deficit and informing me I had 5 days to pay it or it was being turned over to the county prosecutor just like a bad check would be.
ReplyDeleteI have a real problem with this since he was eight and I did not give him, nor the school, permission to run a credit.
I was so happy when we moved to a more sensible district. They won't allow a child to go hungry - if they don't have enough funds in their account they are given a peanut butter sandwich free of charge and a cup for water.
Wow! I would be angry too! That is so wrong, in so many ways!
ReplyDeleteOur school district won't let you charge a penny. If a child forgets their lunch, the district offers a white bread/cheese sandwich and a carton of milk for free. Of course, none of the kids want that, but at least something is offered.
I have control over my son's lunch account online. I have a spending limit set up per day and it notifies me when it gets low.
That is just ridiculous that they let him "charge" and to the other poster that received a letter from the DA, I just can't imagine how angry I would be!