Have youse guys ever heard of this before?

[conuly]

Because Public Schools in NYC most definitely do *not* cost money (outside of taxes), and I've never heard of anything so absurd before.

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[conuly]

Materials that you bought, like construction paper and crayons and whatnot? That's not the same thing. That's buying school supplies.

[ladytalon.livejournal.com]

My public school also had some fees for certain classes, usually science and art. "Lab fees" and "materials fees." You give the school money, it buys the stuff.

But tuition? Wha? If you get an answer to that whole thing, I'd be curious to hear it.

[conuly]

My public school also had some fees for certain classes, usually science and art. "Lab fees" and "materials fees." You give the school money, it buys the stuff.

Yeah, we have that in NYC too - it's usually cheap, like $10 for lab fees at Stuy.

[ladytalon.livejournal.com]

The most I ever had to pay was $50 for jewelry class, I think. And more when I bought silver in various forms from the teacher. Other than that, they were pretty small fees.

[cumaeansibyl.livejournal.com]

Nope, it was just a flat fee you paid the school at the beginning of the year. Materials/registration/whatever else. School didn't have much money.