I'm not sure this is legal.....what do you think?

[wolfy999]

Wolfette goes to a Private School here in Orange County, CA. This is a non-profit organization. We have already paid registration ($150.00 non-refundable) for 2008/2009 school year and also started the tuition payments (still refundable at this point).

I received this letter today in the mail and just don't feel right about it....it's even a possibility that it's not even legal.

Want to see what all of the you swank experts think about this.

Here is the main portion of the letter that just really irks me....

"The Parent Involvement Program (PIP) was recently approved by the Internal School Board to help promote parent involvement at the school. To encourage and promote involvement the PIP program has been designed and will be implemented in the 2008-2009 school year.

The PIP program requires that each family donate twenty (20) hours of involvement time through out the school year. Your family can be involved in a variety of ways, as outlines on the enclosed opportunity list. The PIP Opportunity Binder with all involvement opportunities available will be kept in the school office. Sign up quickly, and check the book often, because some opportunities have limited availability and new opportunities are always arising. We encourage you to be involved not only in your student's classroom, but in all areas of the school.

Each time you are involved in authorized PIP activity, you will be given a PIP Chip. This is a receipt of your involvement hours, what you were doing, and by whom it was authorized. Parents, you must hold on to your PIP chips. A charge of $200 will appear on your bill. If for some reason you are unable to be involved and complete your PIP involvement hours, the charge will remain on your bill and be due and payable. When all 20 involvement hours have been completed turn your PIP Chips into student accounts, to have the $200 charge credited to your account."

We have about 350 students total in the school, but with the math I've done, that works out to be 7000 hours in free labor for the school, if all parents get involved.....if not, $70,000 in additional funds.

What do you think about this?