Last year I ordered subscriptions to several magazines from a "fundraiser" for the cheerleading squad at Charlotte High School. I probably wouldn't have even read them, but I did it to support the school as I am an alumni from there, had expected that my kids would go there when they graduate middle school, and of course, she was kind of cute and seemingly very friendly at the time.
I never received any magazines or heard back from them, so I tried calling the school about it. Conveniently for them, they're closed up when I get off work! I guess they would close at 3:00, and I get off work at 5:00 on weekdays. There was no one there on the weekend. I tried emailing them, and their spam filter refused my messages like I am some kind of spammer. Bear in mind that I use a very popular email provider (Gmail) and have never sent anything slightly resembling spam.
I finally got a hold of them on my day off, and after being transferred to and from every imaginable department at the school, I was finally told that it was a scam and they knew nothing about it and would do nothing about it. I asked if they could identify the person responsible and they said "we have been contacted about this before, and it is not our cheerleaders stealing people's money." I informed them that it had to have been because the girl was wearing a real cheerleading uniform that read "TARPONS" (which isn't a mascot you see everyday unless you live in Charlotte County), and they told me to contact the police, and then they hung up.
I can officially say that my children will NOT attend this school. Port Charlotte High or a private school are potential options, but I will NOT have my children attend a school that allows their student not-athletes run around stealing people's money in the school's name without even attempting to punish those responsible beyond merely asking them "did you do it" which is what I'm thinking they did when they were "contacted about this before." Of course they're not going to own up to it!
Also note that this high school is the only "D" rated school in Charlotte county. Even Wikipedia used to point this out in a "Critics" section on the school's article, but someone from the school must have removed it. I sold my class ring from this school for the gold because I no longer affilate myself with this free-for-all institution. This school has taken a nose-dive from when I attended it, we would have been spanked with a paddle board!
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