What would bring the writers here at Just Jess out of hiatus? What would break the silence?
The Jon and Kate drama?
The Michael Jackson scandal?
The oh-so-annoying Obama-white cop-black professor saga?
Nope.
Fees. Junior High fees.
Back in California, we went to school. That's it. We just showed up.
Here in Utah? Parent just about have to take a 2nd mortgage.
I finally tracked down Maddie's 7th grade schedule today (it was sent to our old house, where we haven't lived in well over a year). Friends had mentioned the fees, but today I got the cold, hard truth.
For a state that is so family-oriented, Utah is the worst about school funding. Don't believe me? Look.
Surprisingly, I am (mostly) pleased with the schools. Somehow the teachers and administrators, maybe we should just call them volunteers considering their salaries, manage to pull off a pretty amazing learning environment.
So maybe I shouldn't bark anymore about the locker fee, library fee, activity fee, computer lab fee, PE fee, science lab fee, business lab fee, health fee, and tech lab fee that TOTAL $80.
Mind you, this doesn't include the yearbook fee or the PE uniform fee. Or any extra-curricular activites like cheerleading.
So much for back-to-school shopping. (Yeah, right. Like we can get out of that one.)
1 comment:
I know what you mean. I lived in Houston and we always rode the bus to school without a bus fee. I moved to California and they charged us for riding the bus to school. Now my little sister can't play volleyball or any other sport without paying $180 for the season. And this is California... not Utah.
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