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To the OP, this makes me sad for you and all other teachers and aides who work within the school systems. I can only imagine what it is like to see children (regardless if they are teens or not) in need of basic supplies or clothing and want to help each and every one.
In our school district, my son attends a suburban elem. The kids at his school are, for the most part, cared for very well at home, so the teachers are not confronted with the child who wears a sweatshirt only on a below zero day.
I am very against the fact that at his school they use candy as a reward. I am sure the teachers are at times, spending their own money on the candy, but as a parent, I am so against that. I become even more angry that there are teachers at the inner city schools who are begging for jackets to hand out to their students. Maybe our teachers would not be so quick to hand out sugar to our kids if they better kept in mind that there are many teachers who would like to spend more money on just keeping their students warm, and are heartbroken that they can't provide for all in need.
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