Poor kids not allowed to attend end-of-year carnival at elementary school
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PS 120 in Flushing held a carnival for its students Thursday, but kids whose parents did not pay $10 were forced to sit in the auditorium while their classmates had a blast.http://nypost.com/2015/05/24/no-pay-no-play-kids-who-cant-pay-10-fee-banned-from-school-carnival/
Close to 900 kids went to the Queens schoolyard affair, with pre-K to fifth-grade classes taking turns, each spending 45 minutes outside. The kids enjoyed inflatable slides, a bouncing room and a twirly teacup ride. They devoured popcorn and flavored ices. DJs blasted party tunes.
But more than 100 disappointed kids were herded into the darkened auditorium to just sit or watch an old Disney movie while aides supervised — the music, shouts and laughter outside still audible.
The must-pay rule excluded some of the poorest kids at the elementary, where most parents are Chinese immigrant families crammed into apartments and “struggling to keep their heads above water,” staffers said.
As a kid this is what they did to you whenever you didn't pay or bring in the signed permission sheet for a trip that the majority of the school went on. It sucks but that is how these things go in NYC public schools.
By Zeus Ex Machina Go To PostAs a kid this is what they did to you whenever you didn't pay or bring in the signed permission sheet for a trip that the majority of the school went on. It sucks but that is how these things go in NYC public schools.Field trip is one thing because it requires parents permission to leave the premises, but this carnival was on school campus.
The guy that put up the carnival even said they made 100% profit on it.
I think it'd be fine if it was just on school campus. That's basically what fundraisers are for.
What's shitty is that it was during school hours, so kids that couldn't pay to attend ended up in the auditorium, and had to go back to class with the kids that did.
They also said that the profit would be used for other free school events
Like I mean I understand. Public schools in certain areas don't get any money. So they're kind of forced to do things like this.
It's shitty for the kids, but I think the problem is much larger than the decision makers at this school.
What's shitty is that it was during school hours, so kids that couldn't pay to attend ended up in the auditorium, and had to go back to class with the kids that did.
The guy that put up the carnival even said they made 100% profit on it.
They also said that the profit would be used for other free school events
Like I mean I understand. Public schools in certain areas don't get any money. So they're kind of forced to do things like this.
It's shitty for the kids, but I think the problem is much larger than the decision makers at this school.
They could have come up with a host of ideas to subsidize the poorer children but they didn't care enough to.
By db Go To PostThey could have come up with a host of ideas to subsidize the poorer children but they didn't care enough to.
Yeah. I think the best word to describe this is just straight up negligent
Unfortunately the damage is done
By db Go To PostThey could have come up with a host of ideas to subsidize the poorer children but they didn't care enough to.That implies that they give a shit.
By db Go To PostIf you didn't read the last half of my post sure.That portion of the post was cut off on my phone, apologies for that.