Fundraisers should be coordinated for that reason. You don't want to constantly have your hand out asking for money. Parents want to see what they are getting for that quickly.
I also have a huge problem with the fact that essentially your principal is stating that although there is a school policy about what is the acceptable dress code in school, you can "buy your way out" of it, by paying up. Seems to be what is highly criticized in the media these days with the celebrities that buy their way out of jail time, community service and get around the law. I think its a HORRIBLE lesson to teach young kids. >> If you have the money, you don't have to follow the rules. You just pay your way out of it <<
I'm glad I'm not alone in thinking this is a type of extortion and I realize that private schools can do what they want.
I met with the principal and she didn't care about my son and a few younger children who were very upset about her uniform policy. She told me that children need to learn to how deal with such situations, but I don't think young children should have to deal with it!
To make a long story short, this school is the best private school in the county, and our only choice for anything near a gifted curriculum for young children (it's accelerated). Since my husband and the principal don't think anything's wrong, I'll just deal with the politics and make sure my son gets the best education possible. I can always take him out of school for the day when another one of these situations happens.
If its a private school you have pretty much no choice. Hence Private.
That'd be a lawsuit waiting to happen in a public school.
Me, I'd find a new school
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Our private school's principal (not the PTO) has a policy for fundraisers: pay up and wear "free dress." Don't pay up and wear your uniform. Parents have already been hit up for 3 fundraisers since school started in August: a QSP gift catalog (minimum: $10), a school picnic (minimum: $40), a breast cancer awareness fund in memorial ($5).
I'm a first-time parent and I'm wondering: is all this typical? I'd personally rather pay more for fewer fundraisers, not be "nickeled and dimed."
