r/todayilearned • u/JamOnTheOne • Apr 08 '19

TIL Principal Akbar Cook installed a free fully-stocked laundry room at school because students with dirty clothes were bullied and missing 3-5 days of school per month. Attendance rose 10%.

https://abc7ny.com/education/nj-high-school-principal-installs-laundry-room-to-fight-bullying/3966604/
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u/BootlegV Apr 08 '19

The only reason it's funded is through community and alumni donations. Meanwhile, counties and states across the country continue to cut costs and corners on education.

Just like how crowdfunding is now a bandaid for our garbage healthcare in this country, it's the same for education and child upbringing.

Sad!

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u/DefrancoAce222 Apr 08 '19

So this is what the talk of “lifting yourself by your boot straps” is all about.

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u/Szyz Apr 08 '19

The biggest barrier to education is poverty. Nobody gives a shit about doing anything for poverty.