Recently, I blogged about a "football tax" that a local school is imposing on parents - a pay to play scheme, if you will. The gist of it, was that while voters may clap hands excitedly that their legislators, school board members, etc. are not raising their taxes, the reality is that the draconian budget cuts to state education spending has resulted in some, umm, creativity on the part of school districts. Creativity that involves parents paying more for their child's free, public education. You may not have heard about these creative budgetary maneuvers in emails from your local superintendent. For example, have you heard about the paper tax? The printer ink tax?
At a local high school, teachers have had their access to copy paper severely limited. So, students are required to print worksheets and the like at home - on their printer with their paper - and bring that to school. So, with no new taxes, and no dipping into the Rainy Day Fund, schools are passing their costs onto parents. Sounds sorta like a tax. Or, private school.
Parents, I hope you loaded up on paper and ink when you were getting those school supplies last week.
Next up, the hot topic of The Air Conditioning Tax!
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