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Florida Education Official Lectures Parents on Wasting Money on Alcohol, Cigaret
« on: April 26, 2008, 01:44:01 PM »
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,352698,00.html

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OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. —

A Florida school board member is drawing fire from some parents for saying they should spend money on school clothes for their children instead of buying alcohol and cigarettes.

School board member Jay Wheeler's comments were made in an e-mail response to parents’ complaints that they cannot afford the new uniforms mandated by the Osceola County School District, according to MyFOXOrlando.com.

"Everyone can afford Wal-Mart and if they can’t, they need to think about turning off their cable TV or stop buying alcohol or cigarettes and spend their money on their children," he wrote.

Parent Maria Quintana says Wheeler’s e-mail is insulting.

“I have a job and sometimes it's really hard. You have to struggle," Quintana told MyFOXOrlando.com. "And to have them say something like that is really degrading."

Wheeler stands by his comments, saying people should get serious about education and put their children first.

"I thought it might be a wake-up call and I think it's something people want to say but were afraid to,” he said.

Click here to read more on this story from MyFOXOrlando.com.

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Re: Florida Education Official Lectures Parents on Wasting Money on Alcohol, Cig
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2008, 02:04:09 PM »
If it doesn't apply, there is no reason to be insulted. 

And I think it is great this guy is saying what needs to be said. There is nothing more upsetting than being in line while a woman with 3 kids and a Coach purse and a 300+ dollar ghetto-fabulous weave and dyed hair style pulls out her Food Stamps and WIC checks.
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Re: Florida Education Official Lectures Parents on Wasting Money on Alcohol, Cigaret
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2008, 03:16:23 PM »
^Oh you shop at my stores too? :-)

Here it's a woman with 3 kids, fake fingernails, $300 designer purse, latest cell phone, and some dude tagging along that may or may not share DNA with one of the rug rats. He's about to trip right out of his droopy-assed pants and is putting a case of Bud in the cart which he'll pay for with his cash wad after she buys the food with my tax dollars. *eyeroll*
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