Alabama Proration and Cookie Dough

Google the word "proration" and you'll probably be presented with an article on the Alabama school system. It's no secret that schools have used fund raisers for years in order to meet their financial needs. A generation ago it was often magazines that local munchkins hawked door-to-door. Now, cookie dough is apparently a frequent choice for schools to foist upon unsuspecting parents and friends.

According to S. L. Perry of Florence, Wilson School has gone too far in its never ending search for funding. Perry's child was given a quota of six containers of cookie dough, but unfortunately sold only five. The child's punishment? He was not allowed to attend the school's Mega Party. We're not entirely sure what a Mega Party is, or even is young Mr. Perry will suffer future psychological damage as a result of being ostracized from the event.

We are sure that this is not the way to run a fund-raiser. Wilson, located just outside Florence city limits, has recently faced other problems with both funds and personnel. Just this month, the school suspended two basketball coaches, and former middle school principal Mary Napier is still on paid leave two years after being accused of misusing school revenue.

Perry does not plan to re-enroll his son at the school. At this point, we wonder why any parent would?


What's up with this: Certainly most people in the Franklin County area have made it no secret they believe accused child murderer Christie Bray Scott is guilty; even so, how long did TimesDaily photographer Matt McKean have to wait to catch Scott in a jocular pose? Well, it does sell papers.