Lots of school hate up in here. This will come off as FCPS defender type post but given how large a system they run and the full gambit of kids that need an education I challenge any of you to conceive of a "perfect" school system that is totally free of flaws. I don't like bloat as much as anyone but when you need to offer things from lunches and breakfasts for low income kids(can ANY of you really be ok with kids being hungry?) to social services for kids that struggle to read due to a condition, to providing info and assistance for college or vocational schools, to running athletic depts so our kids can play sports without ti costing an arm and a leg.
I wish they did things better. They could and should fix a lot of things. But a lot of kids need things and they have a right to that just as much as we do even if we don't use all the things a school system provides.