School hardship

To the editor:

It is, I suppose, appropriate and predictable following an infusion of funds into the school system that the chief advocate for the schools would seek out new ways to spend more money. Supt. Randy Weseman says, speaking of school fees (Journal-World, Sept. 10): “We have an obligation : to reduce the kind of money that parents have to come up with in August every year. It’s a hardship for families.”

How refreshing it would have been if, as counterpoint, one of the members of the school board (the closest thing we have to a taxpayer advocate) would have responded, “We also have an obligation : to reduce the kind of money that taxpayers have to come up with in December every year. It’s a hardship for them.”

One of them might also have questioned the application of the “cheaper by the dozen” principle to transportation fees. If transportation fees, why not lunches? Why not books? Why not shoes? Oh, dear, I hope I haven’t given the superintendent any new ideas!

Bill Mitchell,

Lawrence