We know that, and you know that it's in the Maryland Constitution.
But unfortunately, our Board of Education seems to think that the Maryland Constitution doesn't apply.
Our MCPS students get charged for classes and materials that should be free.
Our middle schools list is only eight pages - but the high school list is 23 pages long!
Amazing.
One day, our Board of Education will get it right. Or maybe never.
Here is the 2015 list of fees for high school students. Read my previous post to see what happens in middle schools.
I wonder what the ghosts haunting the State House in Annapolis think of what Pat O'Neill has done to their prize constitution.
Check out the schools' on-line payments system. Sherwood has brazenly posted, "Class of 2016 Dues supplement costs for senior class activities during the school year including homecoming. Financial obligation will be submitted for class dues not paid by 9/25/15."
ReplyDeleteIt's called extortion for a reason. Parents and guardians that know the law do not get taken by this scam. They do not pay these illegal fees and their children get a free public education. Those that do not know the law? They pay. It's called taxing the ignorant and every one of our Board of Education members, County Council and County Executive are fine with this illegal practice. They have all known about it for years and refuse to stand up for the right of public school students to a free public education.
DeleteWhat's going on here? Students do not fund political campaigns and have absolutely no voice in our government. The Board of Education has a student member, you would think that person would stand up for students, but they never do. They take their $5,000 scholarship, their hotel rooms, room service and expense account and move right along.