Absolutely. Each student was set a minimum quota. We did magazines, and it was 10 subscriptions. Punishment varied, from being banned from the end of year assembly to being assigned extra school work to flat out after-school detention.

Sounds like lawsuit material to me. Ain't no one in a public school, where children are REQUIRED to be (unless they happen to go to a private school), gonna tell my kids they have to sell magazines for a grade.

I was successful just threatening legal action against a professor in college that was going to require me to pay for something that had an effect on my grade. I told him he better get it approved as a fee for the course rather than telling me after I'm in it that I've gotta come up with some money for a class project. There were fundraising options available, but I had 21 hours and was dirt poor. There was no way he was getting a dime from me or one second of my time raising funds.

We've got a box of Helen Grace bars sitting in our break area with the cash envelope. Mighty brave of the dad who put it in there (we have several food theives).

I won't buy junk I don't need which eliminates most of the stuff sold by kids now. It's sad since so many supported me. I will buy Girl Scout cookies though. Is it cookie season yet?

Yeah, required sales quotas is crossing a line big time. We never had those, only rewards. And the rewards started at sale #1. Boy how we all craved those weeble people. :D

Prudence: that's HORRIBLE! Forcing schoolkids to pawn of candy bars which, while it does raise money for the school, also makes money for some commercial interest. That smacks of slavery to me.

Yes, but the school's position was that it was a homework assignment like any other.

Reason # 47 why I plan to home school.

Our church youth group sold wrapping paper. It was GOOD wrapping paper. Enormous rolls of nice, thick paper. And remember, I have no problem with individual groups choosing a fundraiser. Plus, our fundraising consisted of setting up a table in the foyer and selling to church members who approached us with the intent to purchase.

Damn I miss that paper. Now I just have cheap Target crap.

A homework assignment that depends upon the monetary performance of another? Sheesh.

I have never been so hot on the magazine thing. It was hard enough selling chocolates at my old work at a dollar a piece. But 12 bucks for a subscription?? Yeah right!! Things are so different at this school too. (my son now attends this really prestigous la de da public school in West Hills where I had to fill out an affidavit to prove I live in the neighborhood besides power bills, etc. It was so crazy!!) They are not just having a magazine drive but a pledge drive because most of the parents just donate a hundred dollars per family (or student) to the school to help pay for computers, thier music program (children in certain grades get private lessons) etc.

I would be more willing to buy things and sell more stuff if I knew for a fact that at least a portion would be going straight to my son's kinder class.

Sounds like your school was the exception to the rule. Don't judge all public schools by that insanity.

Sounds like a great way to teach the youngins to shill for the corporate machine early in life, get them used to the make quota or get canned workforce out there. I vote yes for elementary school candy fundraiser quotas.

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