You see what we pay teachers these days? They could be teachers kids AND homeless…
Homeless kids deserve childhoods too, but can’t help thinking there must be higher priority items than sending them to Disney. A tragedy of this story is maybe those grants wouldn’t have been diverted and could have been stretched further had they been spent on more useful things.
Most of the cost is likely written off by the companies providing tickets and travel, possibly even the hotel. So really this is probably just a Disney+airlines partner up for a charity that costs the schools a minimal amount (travel+ticket for chaperones, 1 per 10 children.)
It gives kids who basically have no childhood a way to actually feel like a kid. That’s still very important. Especially when we waste much more money on things that we convince ourselves are better, that are very often useless.
I agree that logically there are higher priorities, a child’s development isn’t completely logical. I think allowing them to participate in the same activities as their peers is important. Stuff we might think is dumb as adults can have a big impact on kids, and homeless kids are already at a disadvantage as far as fitting in.
The special commissioner’s office recommended that Wilson and the other staff members faulted in the report be fired and that they be required to reimburse the school system for their family members’ trips.
Wilson told the Post that she retired and was not fired.
Department of Education spokesperson Jenna Lyle said in a statement, “All staff identified in this report are no longer employed by New York City Public Schools.”
Criminal charges are required here.
Great, find every single adult responsible, and throw them in prison.
Wait wait, hold up. So Disney is providing trips to homeless kids to visit their amusement parks? Couldn’t they think of another way of changing these kids lives in a more… lasting way?
But in case screw those scumbags who took the trips.
Where does it say Disney is paying for it? If it was Disney donating the trips, it’s not really costing them much to do that.
If it was NYC businesses or tax payers, then yeah. They’re probably not getting much of a discount and the money could either have been spent on more productive activities or even just a closer theme park.
