Whilst Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel was boasting of the $17 million for school construction projects, Alderman Nicholas Sposato was collecting toilet paper for schools in his ward.
They couldn’t spare a couple hundred of that 17 mil to allow these poor kids to wipe themselves?!
According to ABC Chicago 7 Local:
“Schools’ budgets were cut drastically and I wanted to help out. So instead of school supplies, we figured toilet paper,” Sposato said.
Sposato said about $3 million was cut from elementary schools and a high school in his ward.
Well, it’s certainly a creative idea. If given the choice between a free notebook and access to toilet paper while in class, I’m certainly picking the latter. Sposato now has about a year’s worth of generic and name brand toilet paper in his office. I’m sure Charmin will be a welcome change from the flimsy, rough paper they normally have in schools, so this is kind of an epic win in an extremely sad way.
To thank the community for their efforts, Sposato’s office hosted a BBQ. No word on whether or not they had to dip into the TP stash for the event.
Chicago–please prioritize. Make sure students have their bathroom needs met before building any more schools.
