OPINION: Student: “New Bedord School District needs to pay teachers more

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“The New Bedford School District needs to give teachers more pay.

Hello. I am a student at New Bedford High School located in New Bedford, Massachusetts. On March 23 I was attending my art history class where we couldn’t paint because the teachers couldn’t afford it,

The school district and the city give teachers $2.50 for art supplies per student which is equivalent to $1,000 per every 300 students!

This is unfair. Teachers deserve fair pay and should be allowed to encourage students who have the desire to paint and draw. Our Art Teacher got into major trouble cause we had an assignment where we would draw on ‘fake’ dollar bills. A History teacher got offended by this and went to the head of the school and told on our beautiful art teacher because it was ‘hateful.’ Please keep me anonymous.

#TEACHERSNEEDFAIRPAY #NBHSDOSOMETHING #letusdraw.”