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Wow. Not sure how the next tweet will be recieved....1/n
I value parental support of public education. Fundraising in one way to help a school. 2/n
It boggles my mind, it upsets me and it frustrates me that my colleagues must use tools like GoFundMe to buy a class set of books, when 3.2 km away, another school in the same ward, zone, Superintendency, just approved School Council disbursements of....3/n
~4K for e reader subscriptions
~5.7K for library
~+/- 60K for yard improvements to be confirmed by school board
~$100 per class for resources
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~5.7K for library
~+/- 60K for yard improvements to be confirmed by school board
~$100 per class for resources
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My kids attend this school. I donate one library book per year and buy teacher gifts. I give unwanted books to the Book Bonanza and I donate to food drives. 5/n
But I also fund my own classroom library 3.2 km away. And my own resources and the list goes on....I won& #39;t bore you. 6/n
The point is... this is not equity. This is not just and this needs to be illuminated AND acted upon. 7/n
This is also not new news. People for Education, G&M, Ottawa Citizen have reported on this. @ocdsb, are you not aware?
I am glad my own kids have good educational opportunities. My guiding principle is that my Ss have all the same opportunities and more. 3.2 km away. That& #39;s how far we are. But it& #39;s vast and I don& #39;t know what else to do. This is absolutely ridiculous, inequitable & shameful.
Thanks for reading. It& #39;s been a slice. 
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