Hello, "expensive" school
That came last summer days. Soon the leaves rustle underfoot and millions of children will take their places at their desks. But before you cross the threshold of the school children, parents need to work hard to raise their child in the "land of knowledge."
Stationery, clothes, shoes, briefcases - you need to buy everything at once. Yes, please have your children. Indeed, in addition to fashion clothes and backpacks, there is also the fashion for notebooks, diaries and other school supplies. To help adults across the country began its work the school bazaars. So how much is to collect the child in school?
It turns out you can still find the uniforms of the Soviet time: a dress with collar, cuffs and aprons - everyday and ceremonial. It should be a form of about 1,500 rubles. If you buy a suit with a skirt, trousers and jacket, then it will cost about 3,000 rubles. Boys suit will cost 1500-2000 rubles. Price-quality backpack with orthopedic backrest can be up to 2,500 rubles.
The cost of office supplies varies within wide limits and depends on the quality paper and printing, because what is shown on the cover of most notebooks. Among the notebooks are in great demand, in which there is reference material. This year there were new journals - on the helix, as well as in the form of envelopes, closing on a magnetic latch.
But this is only the "tip of the iceberg." Anyone who has with her child crossed the threshold of the school, bitter grin when he heard that in our country, free education. According to the poll, parents of first graders in Russia on average to give the school needs 835 rubles and 700 rubles are so-called "voluntary contributions". And very often at the first parents' meeting, a list of acquisitions in the class or school from the blackboard and to light fixtures and linoleum. And this is just the beginning. In the near future will need money for replacement of furniture, purchase a TV or computer in class.
Why does this happen and who is wrong, that the schools are requisitions with parents? School principals assures that state subsidies for all school needs is missing, and officials from every platform prove funds are allocated to schools in full.
And the thing-in-law rasplyvchivosti wording "On education". The law states that "educational institutions may engage in accordance with the laws of Russia, additional funds for the expense of voluntary contributions and trust funds of individuals and (or) legal entities. " To control the proper use of funds from the number of parents elected by the board of trustees. But as he works , is another matter.
Most often, we parents are to blame for that education committed financial fraud. We express our outrage somewhere in the kitchen or anonymously, on what - any forum, but in fact in control of education from their parents received virtually no complaints about extortion at schools. And if the board of trustees will be hard to control flow of funds and require school officials a full accounting for every penny spent, and then the contributions actually become voluntary.
Xenia Low
