This could become another unfunded mandate left to the local taxpayer to fund. There could be public resistance to helping students for whom people feel the state is already doing too much. Universal School Breakfast - Texas PTA supports state funding to supplement the Universal School Breakfast Programs in Texas. There may be strong resistance from people who do not believe it is the role of the schools to take responsibility for feeding all children. It is a respiratory irritant, causes wheezing, difficulty in breathing, eye and throat irritation, chronic bronchitis.
Exhaust is believed to increase the risk for asthma attacks, lung cancer, and premature death.
Recommendation to Adopt Current Positions I. Education A.00. Reduced class sizes-PTA supports legislation which addresses class size in core subjects for grades 5 through 12 and supports state funding for the costs associated with legislative limitation on class size. Such students may be exempt from the TAAS Test until such time that a TAAS Test for dyslexic and related disorders students is developed and field tested. Health, Welfare and Safety A.00. PTA supports safe campuses and other school district facilities.