How about this theory- I don't want to pay school taxes. My children attend private school?

Question

& I pay a very high tuition so why don't I get a break if my children don't attend public schools? The public school system said well because "TECHNICALLY they could go if they wanted to."
They said "It is possible that someday they may attend."
So tell me what you think about me sueing them for child support because TECHNICALLY they could impregnate me right?
I mean chances are they won't, but TECHNICALLY it is possible.

Hey miketorse Relax!
You've got your panties all in a bunch there.
It's a JOKE not gonna sue just kidding. Merely sharing a bit of school tax HUMOR. That's all.
Of course I am pro education. Just wanted to stir the pot a little. Sure does get you going doesn't it?

Answer 1

Believe itor not, there are some states that do not have school taxes! I wish I lived in one of them! Let me just say that as a school board director, that I am stunned at the response you received from your public school system. Let me see if I can give you a better answer than they did!
The state determines funding sources for schools. At the present time, property owners are responsible for funding schools. The current process benefits the entire community through the appreciation of your property value. As a school board director, we have to deal with unfunded & underfunded mandates that the State passes down to us that we some how have to find the money for(where's that big old money tree? I haven't found it yet!). Unfortunately, it comes back onto the property owner. Yet we are told time & time again by the state that school districts are spending frivilously!
As long as you own property, you will pay school & property taxes. It doesn't matter if you have kids in public schools or not. If someone is a renter, whether they know it or not, they are paying school & property taxes. It's built into the rent they pay every month. Until States can come up with a better way to fund education(my state only funds about 20-30% of educational costs), the property owner is the main source. Keep in mind, that even though your children are not going to public schools, there are children in cyber schools. School taxes also go to this. Why? Because we are mandared by the State to pay these costs(of course the State is supposed to reimburse us 50% of the costs. Our district hasn't seen 50% reimbursement yet!). As you lamented, Why should you have to pay school taxes if your children are going to private school- Why should public school parents have to pay school taxes that are going to pay for someone else's child to go to a cyber school? It works both ways. Unfortunately, you have to include special needs students as well. If your school district does not or cannot meet the needs of these students, by law, they have to be placed outside the school or school district for their education(it does not matter if these students will never learn to add 1 plus 1). It is mandated by law. Special Education funding is not high. Especially when you have to place a child outside your district at $20,000.00 per month(and we have 3!). School taxes go for this as well. Again, it's the catch 22-if it's not my child, why do I have to pay it? Because the districts do not get enough money from the state. It has always been that(since the 1800's) property owners are responsible for a majority of the taxes(don't ask about the federal government-we get about 5% funding from them & they give us federal mandates we have to adhere to & no money to do it!). Do I agree with this? No. With more & more federal & state mandates(underfunded or unfunded) being handed down to districts that they must adhere to by law, the cost of education is escalating & the districts aren't getting any more help than usual from the state or Federal governments. Why don't the school districts refuse to follow these mandates? Want your taxes to go higher?!?! If we don't, we lose any & all state/federal money. What they give us is not a lot, but every little bit helps!
The most you can do is start writing/calling/emailing your house of Reps. or Senators & ask them to put the money back into education(funding levels have dropped dramatically in the last 10-15 years!) & get funding levels up to where they used to be. This would take a lot off of the taxpayers if they would get the levels back up to where they once were.
With the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act(NCLB), states have received no new money for this, yet have to comply with the implementation & mandates that come with it or the states lose their federal monies(not new money for the implementaion of the NCLB mandates. The federal monies they are currently receiving. Where's the justice in that??).
Oh, by the way, you can try & sue your school board for the technicality of possible impregnation of you, but don't be surprised when the judge laughs you out of court! They are following the state law in handing down the tax levy. If you're under referendum, they are held at a certain index for taxing & cannot go over that without placing it on the ballot for a vote by the taxpayers.
I'm sorry that your school district did not give you a better answer than what you received. I hope what I have given you here helps.

Answer 2

I don't even have kids and I have to pay for everyone else's brats to go to school in our totally failed local school district.

Only %70 of the students on average even show up.
35% dropout rates
Even the ones that go can't get jobs due to the fact that they don't learn anything because the teachers are too busy dealing with troublemakers than actually teaching.

The kids are not getting an education so in reality we are throwing our tax money into a glorified daycare not a school.

Answer 3

Singles and even elderly all pay taxes that support schools and they are in even more of a position to object. The idea is more global than the administrators you spoke to suggested. The IDEA is that we, as a society, benefit from an educated populace, therefore, we have a social interest in seeing to providing that education free of charge. For those who choose not to avail themselves, fine, but the social good remains. This is the rationale behind many things we are forced to do, but don't have an immediately obvious personal stake in.

Answer 4

Because, you effete snob, it is the responsibility of society to ensure a minimum education for all children. To that end laws have been enacted mandating taxes be levied from all tax payers to fund that education.

I congratulate you on your being in a situation where you can afford the luxury of sending your progeny to private schools where they will no doubt learn and share your values and become little snobs themselves.

Don't think your taxes aren't providing for your children either. Someone has to inspect, license, and approve your private school's curriculum. Who do you think does that, hmmm? It is part of what your taxes pay for. Who do you think develops the curriculum, hmmm? I can almost guarantee you the private school colaborates with your local public schools!

Now, hush and write the check!!

Answer 5

you make an exellent point , unless you think of it another way . for example - we all pay taxes that go in the welfare system , i am not on welfare so why should i have to pay . if you think of it this way you will realize school taxes are a good thing , a contribution to our future , welfare might not be a good example because it contributes to the lazy but you get my drift

Answer 6

You are an absolute selfish moron snob... Try to think of the society as a whole, not your own little selfish world.

I hope you get robbed by someone who was uneducated because you didn't want to pay your taxes.