My School = STUPID

[Redhead Jokes]

Originally posted by ashley212
The reason were not allowed to fundraise is becuase of miami-dade regulation (our schools county). A year or two back a teacher in another school from our district embezzeled about $15,000 and since then teachers arent allowed to fundraise in order to avoid situations like that.
The reason we arent allowed to say our schoools name at all is so we cant claim were affiliated with them - which we could then 'demand' money for. Also, becuase of the new rules robotics is a club, not team, and all money (in order to actually get to us) must be given to the robotics booster club; if its given to the school they dont have to give it to us.

*drops head to hand*

Sorry. I have heard of another situation with a teacher nearly prosecuted for embezzling like that. The school didn't stop fundraising tho.

I don't understand not being allowed to say your school's name cuz that would mean you could demand money. Reminds me of another team I know - a press release mentioning the school and suddenly they were getting support from the school.

I've heard about CA schools having to give the money to ASB I think it was, and the school gets 50%. I've heard the easy solution is to get your own 501c3 - you can raise your own money and put it in your own account.