Groups of parents in one North Texas school district say their PTA is no longer wanted on campus.
Mesquite ISD Superintendent admits the release of its new parent-teacher program was"cloudy," as he struggled to explain its details to NBC 5They're the backbone of so many schools. Parent Teacher Associations, like the one at Porter Elementary in Mesquite, raise money, and volunteer time to better help kids grow.
PTA's raise a lot of money, and if the principal wants that cash to go to buy computers for example, the PTA can vote to buy books for the library instead. Deadly shooting in Old East Dallas leaves man, 23, dead and neighbors fed up with recent violence But off camera, Assistant Superintendent Leslie Feinglas, spoke up, saying"A principal will decide what they want in their school.""We're not allowing you to have a PTA and a PTO. So the school is going to operate a PTO," said Feinglas.The parents were even told they had one week to spend any money saved in their bank accounts because next year their organization would disband.
"I don't want my principals doing that, I want my principals focusing on educating children, setting the best example in the school, the best culture they can and focusing on learning," said Rivera.
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