8 comment(s) on this story

Former Student :  10/26/2009

I attended school in Sumter, S.C. When I was a Junior in high school, we went to block scheduling. 4 classes a day 90 minutes a class. It was amazing. I think all schools should do this. I also think that if a person does not have a child in the public school system, then he/she should not have to pay as much as a person that does. I agree with the Baron. If a person has a child in school, then make them pay a little more to the school for certain things. Maybe this will help with budget cuts. I am not just saying this for Aiken County, but for the nation as a whole. Maybe if parents had to pay a little more, they would be on top of what their children are doing in school. When my son is old enough to attend school, you can bet I will be there finding out what is happening. I will donate money to the school. I will be an active parent. Unfortunately, there are parents that just don't care about their kids.

:  10/25/2009

That "hefty" registration must not be hefty enough when I still had to pay thousands of dollars in property taxes every year to fund these schools and pay off old school bond debt and now they want to issue more school bonds because the ridiculous sales tax isn't enough. Sounds like your registration fee needs to be a little more hefty.

barin' baron :  10/24/2009

The baron makes his comments. That is his right. The rest of us read them with understanding. We should love all of our children.

:  10/23/2009

You have to over look him. Once he gets the shock therapy he desperately needs perhaps he will settle down. But then again no one can tell with the mentally ill.

:  10/23/2009

Obviously The Baron has never had children in Public School or he would know that we pay a registration fee for each child every year. In some cases a fairly hefty registration fee.

:  10/23/2009

Having a parent/teacher conference is not such a big deal. Parents who are genuinely interested in their children's education can arrange for individual conferences. However, that does not explain why we won't be getting reports cards for another week (or two). According to every teacher I have spoken to, they could have gone out on the 20th. Why the wait?

:  10/23/2009

The parents who burden the school system with their children should pay tuition or a usage tax to help fund the schools. It is time for fair taxation, a la carte taxation. People need to pay for what they use and stop being parasites.

:  10/23/2009

I think it would save money if the children went 4 days a week here. It makes sense.