Domestic Geek

I've often wondered why schools make parents purchase school supplies. There is enough money (don't let them make you think otherwise--fire a couple of useless administrators) that schools could purchase this stuff in bulk cheaper than parents can buy it for and dole it out to students as needed. Does a company expect its employees to provide their own pens, crayons or copy paper? NO! Anyway, don't really want to get off on a tangent about what I feel is wrong with the public school systems.