$3 trillion for the Iraq War. But no TOILET PAPER for Detroit Public School students. [View All]

[Bluebear]

...Things are really that bad for Detroit Public Schools.

The Detroit News reported that Naomi Khalil, principal at (Detroit's) Academy of the Americas, sent a letter this week to parents of students asking them to donate items “that are of the utmost importance for proper school functioning and most importantly for student health and safety.” The list included light bulbs, trash bags, paper towel rolls and toilet paper.

In the letter Khalil said due to “budgetary constraints” the school could no longer provide these necessities.

This is not the only DPS site facing such dire needs. There have been reports of classrooms going without heat, lights or paper to write on. Michigan Messenger has also reported that toilet paper has been a scarcity at other schools in the (Detroit Public School) system.

http://michiganmessenger.com/11300/dps-academy-of-the-americas-begs-parents-for-toilet-paper