WTF, school fees?

ok so after reading Jeeps blog, and now writing out my check for 67.50 for junior high for my daughter  I have a rather odd question,

WHAT happened to FREE Education?  Don't I pay a ridiculous amount of taxes for school ?

Locker fee, book rental fee, lab fee, home ec fee, computer fee... the list goes on.

Now listen I understand Teachers are under paid, and they at times have to purchase supplies for the class to which I say give them raises, Help out!!  I dont mind buying supplies but JR high "fees" do not go to the teachers at all. for my third grader  I buy the costco size tissues for extras... the mega size hand sanitizer, enough markers to choke a horse, all that stuff because I do know they need the classroom support.

Than I get the famed " list of items needed "  from all 7 classes thats another 40 dollars easy.  Than the tween clothes shopping oh JOY! Why is school more stress on ME than it is on her? lol   Oh and the kicker is im like .002  mile short of a bus pick up so now i get to drive her,  so that means A whole lot of fighting in the am, waking my  lil one up early to drive with me, and the 8yo will have to come to because the nosey bich ass moms that live here would call the police if they didn't see her in the car lol. So  I call the school district and said,

HEY listen how about my daughter walk that half a block and meets up with the bus, and we'll call it good!  I apprently  got the one lady on her period with no humor or like for her job to explain to me every god damn rules and regulations the transportation dept had. NEEDLESS to say .. its a NO GO on the bus If i could tolerate the other kids/moms i would join the car pool but im thinking Ill take the hit and drive her my self to avoid them lol God home schooling is looking better and better.... oh wait...I can't do math thats why I went into social work lol  School it is! ..

My next plan.............................SCHOOL UNIFORMS!!!!!!