Parents shouldn’t be on hook for public schools

By Jules Pizano| 9/28/2023

Re: “The hidden price tag of California’s public schools” (Page A1, Sept. 17).

Even in the richest state in the United States, schools aren’t able to receive enough funding for their students.

Just a few years ago when I went to high school here in California, all the funding for the theater program was paid for by parents and any supporters of my high school theater. I remember having to buy all my costumes and pay dues out of my parents’ pocket when my school should have helped to fund the theater program. I didn’t go to private high school because it was too much money.

It should not be the responsibility of parents to pay for their children’s education when it should be covered already.