During the debate over mandatory school uniforms in Osceola County, one of the concerns has been how to pay for uniforms for families in need. The School Board's final policy pushes that responsibility down to the individual school principals. But School Board member Jay Wheeler, who was instrumental in getting the uniform policy approved, has a different idea.
"Parents already have to buy their children clothes. Thus I will not support underwriting anyone. Everyone can afford Wal Mart, and if they can't they need to think about turning off their Cable TV, or stop buying alcohol, or cigarettes, and spend their money on their children."
Reactions to Wheeler's comments range from outrage to disgust. "I can't believe he would print that," says one Osceola parent. "Many families in our county are struggling to make ends meet, and to characterize these hard-working parents as wasting money on alcohol and
cigarettes is just heartless. He owes every person in this county an apology!" Some parents are now calling for Wheeler's resignation.
Check out this video of Wheeler trying to defend his insensitive remarks. You can also check out WFTV's full story.
The worst thing to me is that, instead of apologizing for his remarks, Wheeler rationalizes them by saying, "Everyone's entitled to their opinion."
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