Private schools to get state money for attendance back
If approved by the Legislature, the $131.8 billion state budget will restore $30 million for the Comprehensive Attendance Policy mandate on religious and independent schools. Gov. David Paterson originally proposed eliminating the program, which requires teachers to take attendance whenever students move about during the school day. In an amendment to his budget recommendation, the governor reversed his decision to call for the mandate’s elimination but did not include any money to go with it.
Getting rid of the Comprehensive Attendance Policy would have saved the state $44 million in 2009-10. The $30 million would be 68 percent of the $44 million.
The Catholic Advocacy Network in the state has advocated for restoring the program and funding for it.
The Legislature will be voting on the budget this week. The 2009-10 fiscal year begins Wednesday.
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Why should we, the taxpayers, pay ANY school to take attendance? Don’t we already pay enough in school taxes to cover that? And why should we be subsidizing private schools through this program? BOGUS.