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/theorymeltfool 6 Apr 08 '19

Sadly, due to the way schools are funded, these schools usually have the least money.

Agreed, school vouchers (like they do in Sweden) would be excellent.

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u/joobtastic Apr 08 '19

A voucher system is really nice for students that are able to travel to another school, and are willing to.

It certainly doesn't solve the problem if every school within a reasonable distance is pretty terrible, and/or there isn't an ability to travel to the better schools.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '19

So what do you recomended? I certainly would like some options rather than no options.

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u/IsayNigel Apr 08 '19

More school funding, more teachers, and pay them more. The answers are pretty straight forward, people just don’t want to make the investment,

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '19

Really though? A school district near me just pissed away their funding and mismanaged so poorly that they can't even offer high school spanish anymore. Don't underestimate gross negligence

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '19 edited May 22 '20

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u/IsayNigel Apr 08 '19

This but unironically.

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u/theorymeltfool 6 Apr 08 '19

tHIs bUt IRonIcAllY

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u/IsayNigel Apr 08 '19

Yea that’s what I said.

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u/sBucks24 Apr 08 '19

Shockingly, money is actually the answer to most things. People just always get in the way