It appears that I have got myself into trouble with the school again.
As you know I run the school store, and have for 4 years now. Well CAL is in 5th grade this year I worked extra hard to make sure I made the most money for this class.
I recently inquired as to what the money (several thousand) would be used for and got very vague, mind your own business answers. I didn't think this was a very fair answer to someone who has worked so hard to create a business within the school.
I decided that in order for our kids to benefit from the school store that I would give them a few items that we had extra of (in other words, didn't sell very well)
I gave each class (five in all) a free item from the store. Three of the class received an imprinted school logo notebook. The other two classes received an imprinted highlighter and eraser.
The teacher who is my "teacher contact" found out what I was doing this morning (I told her) and she became very upset with me. After we arrived home from school she called to tell me how upset she was that I would take it upon myself to just give items away. They were not my items to give away.
I tried to explain my side. The money that is raised by this 5th grade class should (legally) stay with this 5th grade class and since the teachers had no plans to give these kids anything "extra" after their teacher strike, I thought they should have a little perk from the school store. What they are asking is that all inventory be transferred to next year. Well that is fine but most of that inventory was bought and paid for this year and is technically the property of this 5th grade class.
I put a call into the Principal and have not yet learned what my fate might be. This should be real interesting because I can be pushed but I would not recommend pushing me very hard at this point in time.
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