Letters | School-budget objections
AS A TAXPAYER, I understand I have to pay for public schools. What I don't understand is why I have to pay for music lessons, lunch programs, sport teams and any other activities that do not come under school work.
AS A TAXPAYER, I understand I have to pay for public schools. What I don't understand is why I have to pay for music lessons, lunch programs, sport teams and any other activities that do not come under school work.
If you want your child to have all these extra things, why don't you pay for them? I do. My kids all had piano lessons - I paid. My son plays football, $300 for shirt, pants, etc., $50 fee just to play. Any other sport, $50 to $100 to play. To be in the band, extra.
I send my kids to Catholic school. My choice: $4,700 tutition for high school, $550 fees, my choice. I get nothing back from my taxes, so stop complaining when someone else is paying for everything.
Come up with some money to pay for all these extras. Maybe the Catholic schools should close for a year and send the kids to public school. Then see what the budget would be like.
Robert Stewart, Philadelphia