Lesson in School Costs

In response to Marvin Brehm’s letter (“Classroom Spending,” Oct. 15): Perhaps he needs to return to school for some lessons in common sense. He quotes teachers’ salaries and classroom supplies as not depleting the approximated $150,000 budget for a 30-student classroom. Of course, this statement fails to include expenditures such as student transportation, reduced-cost lunch programs and clerical staff, which only make up a fraction of the many expenses. Brehm’s question regarding money in our schools should not be “Where has all the money gone?” but “Why aren’t we paying more?”

JILL TURNER

Fountain Valley