RedBottoms wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 11:49 am
highlandmum wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 11:34 am
Nachobizness wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 11:29 am
Mandatory volunteer hours? What happens if you don't do it? How old is your kid? That's wild this is even a thing.
That is what I was thinking. I work, DH works. We run around after school to get our children to other activities. What happens if you do not have time? Are they going to kick your child out of the school?
yes. At least in theory. You sign a contract when applying agreeing to do the hours and when accepting admission agreeing to do the hours. But there are 100000000 ways to do them. You can donate supplies or items up to 1/3 of the hours. Just turn in the receipt. You can come on parent work days on Saturdays. You can do something like tear tickets or usher a show in the evenings. You can do things like bake cupcakes and bring them in for a bake sale.
So they give you a lot of chances to get them that even working parents should be able to manage it
There would be no way I would even look at this school then. I work till 5pm, then I need to get home, make dinner, get DD to dance (4 days a week), get DS to hockey or Lacrosse (5 to 6 days a week), plus workout, deal with my own stuff, take the dog for a run. I am lucky if I get 5 minutes to myself, no way someone is going to tell me I have to volunteer. Saturdays and Sundays are usually hockey games that can be three hours away, so volunteering is not happening.