A total waste of school funds

Captain.Dan V2 · **Sun Jul 24, 2005 3:14 pm A total waste of school funds**

I live in Newcastle England as some of you may know.
Tonight I found out that my aunt is going onto one of the ships that are taking part in the 'Tall Ships Race' with her collegues from the primary school where she works, which is you know ok after all everyone deserves a break.
When I found out that it cost 75 pounds which is rather alot of money, WHOA I thought what waste of money, then I found out that the school she works for was paying 50 pounds for every member of staff that wants to go and the staff then pays the rest of the money.
Christ I though 50 pound per member of staff that wants to go,
Well your looking at these sort of figures,
10 teachers (Two do not wish to attend),
4 Classroom helpers (Maybe more)
10 Dinner ladies (Maybe more),
At 50 pound each your looking at about 1100 pounds !
Payed for by the school, What a waste of resources. That money could have bought school books, school trips and who knows what else.
What a total waste of money !

Come on though seroiusly would you want your child going to a school like this ?
Lets not mention the fact that a few years ago they closed the school gym to all white pupils and only ethnic children could enter it at break times.
I don't know if this is still in effect either way this is disgusting ! !

madlilnerd · **Sun Jul 24, 2005 3:18 pm**

Our school spent 3 million pounds on a community sports hall and now every school in the area is copying them! In a few years, the area will be full of unused sports halls.

Also, around school we have monitors up, sending out messages. They'll say stuff like "Only Jacket potatoes are available this lunchtime" or "Puneet Farooq please report to the office". It another way the school is controlling us. Anyway, they replaced all the monitors, that were in full working order with flat screen ones!

My school always seems to have money to burn, but there's hardly any good art supplies, all the music supplies are crap and there's no glue or scissors in the classrooms!

Captain.Dan V2 · **Sun Jul 24, 2005 3:28 pm**

It is amazing how schools will waste money !
I mean come on, where do they get these pathetic ideas

Seven of Nine · **Sun Jul 24, 2005 4:20 pm**

That headteacher should be shot (since it's ultimately the headteacher's decision on how the money is spent). I'm hoping to see the Tall Ships tomorrow, though

Captain.Dan V2 · **Sun Jul 24, 2005 4:33 pm**

The headteacher is a tart, she wears really short skirts, high heels and drives around in a very nice sports car

madlilnerd · **Sun Jul 24, 2005 4:35 pm**

/\ sounds like our depty head. She's having an affair with the head of PE. Everyone in the school knows it.

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Lord Borg · **Sun Jul 24, 2005 10:29 pm**

Hampden wasn't as bad, but the werent any better. they got things like new computers 2 or 3 times when i went there (The High School) When there were some other stuff that was needed.

nadia · cookie Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 8560 Location: Australia

My school buys silly things like water fountains that never get turned on and picnic tables that we're not aloud to sit at and bbq huts

Tuvok8917 · **Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:07 am**

Our school spents a lot of money to learn us something. They pay us.

Captain.Dan V2 · **Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:57 am**

purple_kathryn · **Mon Jul 25, 2005 11:59 am**

Joey · Rear Admiral Joined: 13 Jul 2001 Posts: 4708

Captain.Dan V2 · **Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:11 pm**

Thats very wierd because someone in my year stabbed another person in my year with the blade of sharpener, Right down then back.
The kid is still allowed in school !!!!
The school governers said he should be allowed another chance

webtaz99 · **Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:19 pm**

Why is it that in America (and apparently, the U.K.), some of the most important things are being treated by government-and-industry (they're really one big thing) as afterthoughts:

Child care
Education
The family unit
Health care
Care for the elderly

These are viewed by government-and-industry as non-productive by-products, when really they are the foundations of "civilized" life.

Captain.Dan V2 · **Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:33 pm**

I am forced to agree, maybe if it was possible to for a goverment to be in power for say 20 years then maybe these would be considered to be the most important, after all :

Childcare
Education
The Family Unit
Health care

Are all very important, with these the greatest civilization can be created however since most goverments stay in power only a few years it would be nearly impossible for a goverment to set up a long term plan to make these the number 1 priorities, The way polititions look at life is this :

Make Money
Create Allies
Make Money
Stay In Office
Make Money

Does this message make any sense ? I know what I mean but I can't really explain it.

webtaz99 · **Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:39 pm**

Captain.Dan V2 · **Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:58 pm**

That sounds easy, I could be a polition !

Seven of Nine · **Mon Jul 25, 2005 1:29 pm**

Damn, I didn't get born rich. Back to the drawing board

Captain.Dan V2 · **Mon Jul 25, 2005 2:34 pm**

Oh I forgot about the rich part........
Maybe if you all made a donation I could be the next pric..... I mean't polition,
Vote Dan A Vote for me is Ten pounds