Florida Education Official Lectures Parents on Wasting Money on Alcohol, Cigarettes
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida school board member is drawing fire from some parents for saying they should spend money on school clothes for their children instead of buying alcohol and cigarettes.
School board member Jay Wheeler's comments were made in an e-mail response to parents’ complaints that they cannot afford the new uniforms mandated by the Osceola County School District, according to MyFOXOrlando.com.
"Everyone can afford Wal-Mart and if they can’t, they need to think about turning off their cable TV or stop buying alcohol or cigarettes and spend their money on their children," he wrote.
Parent Maria Quintana says Wheeler’s e-mail is insulting. “I have a job and sometimes it's really hard. You have to struggle," Quintana told MyFOXOrlando.com. "And to have them say something like that is really degrading."
Wheeler stands by his comments, saying people should get serious about education and put their children first.
"I thought it might be a wake-up call and I think it's something people want to say but were afraid to,” he said.
... is it fascist for the government to tell your children to wear uniforms to school? Yes, it could be! But this LOCAL ruling has helped this District immensely. In my book, Jay Wheeler is a hero! - Tiger
3 comments:
In the Philippines every child wears a uniform to school, and black shoes, in a place where people make about $5 a day. Very often, the kids only have two sets, and their momma has to hand wash the other one every day and hang it out to dry. But American mommas are crying because it would cut into their cigarette money? Sheesh!
Even worse, 'T'.
The local news down here interviewed some mothers about this. On video, they were driving nice cars, wearing expensive make-up, going through fast food joints, shopping in the mall, etc. - and STILL, complaining!
Spoiled! Spoiled rotten!
I take my vacations in the Old Country, where I am surrounded by the love of my family rather than an icy display of wealth. I have come up through what passes for poverty in America, and I seen real grinding poverty. An economic downturn holds no fear for me.
Proverbs 23:5 "Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven."
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