The Importance Of School Supply Boards

Economic problems, Irritated parents, and longer lists can be used to describe the issue that is school supply lists.School supply lists are growing larger every year and parents are becoming more restless with the issue.Parents are outraged with the lengthy, expensive, and specific list that comes in their mailbox at the end of the summer each year. Some parents express their anger as a means of showing that the lists are not fair to them and that they are demanding change.School supply lists are too long and specific and cost too much and anger many parents which causes many unresolved issues. School supply lists are too long and are too specific as well as expensive and there is many reasons why they should go back to a shorter and more …show more content…
Some parents argue that their children’s education and other parents’ children’s educations are worth any price.“That’s why it’s imperative that parents, at the very least, don’t complain about having to shell out $500 or so per year to invest in our children’s education and future”(Sirois 1). This shows that some parents think others need to stop complaining as education is priceless to them and anything that goes with it is beside the point. Also, some of the items that are rather on the janitorial side of things are actually useful to their children. “it really sucks when your classroom has run out of tissues, and that poor little kid who’s had a cold for ten days (but has to come to school anyway because her mom has to work) has to use those gritty brown, school-issued paper towels to blow her nose all day long,”(Sirois 1). This proves that some of the “useless” items should be required as it is very unfortunate for kids that are sick but can not stay home due to their parents working and then they are stuck in class as sick as a dog. In addition, some parents believe that since the burden has been around for so long, complainers have no business complaining anymore. “Shelling out money for school supplies is the bare minimum, if you can afford it. And many of us can. No one should be complaining about that duty anymore”(Sirois 1). This shows that the parents that feel this way about supplies also feel that the mindless complaining of other parents is not helping anything and is rather annoying. The nuisance to certain parents is another parent’s outcry for change and them not receiving that change results in the constant nagging of those neglected parents by their certain school district. Consequently, some others are still feeling oppressed by these lists and have just reasoning for their