Things may have changed but in my DD's elementary school the parent teacher helpers were run by what appeared to be an all-grown-up-but-still-a-bunch-of-Heathers-mummy-mafia.

They were a very insular bench and on the couple of occasions early on that I volunteered (I have pretty flexible working arrangements most days) I was pretty well ostracized and glared at.

I went originally because I believed in strong community involvement and support
but I realised that it was not about that in that particular instance pretty fast.

I realize that this varies from school district to school district but there was something of a sinister vibe there.

Last edited by madeinuk; 03/19/15 06:19 AM.
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