Most parents will enthusiastically rally behind whatever boosterism crops up for school sports but just watch how spiteful they can be and how quickly they’ll balk at the notion of their taxes increasing even a few pennies to fund better quality food in the school cafeterias or to make even minimal improvements in the arts programs.

So, to heck with schools kids having food that’s actually nutritious, but God forbid they don’t have the very best shoulder pads or a sparkling new fieldhouse.

And even if you opt to enroll your children in private schools, better than half of your tax money is still going to fund the very nonsense in public schools that you didn’t approve of in the first place.

Arggh!!