School Supply Lists

[monster]

After reading the rants in the "what's making you unhappy" thread and learning that school children need 84 pencils, and remembering Clod's backpack deal, I wondered what the maximum number of pencils ever requested was and what were the most bizarre things schools have ever asked parents to supply their darlings with.

My query was answered in one list I found on Reddit

Dear School Teacher, Please minimize the school supply list before I start thinking you are getting a kickback.

My 2 sons are getting ready for school and they both need supplies.

THE LIST handed out by the school includes 144 #2 pencils, 6 folders, 3-250 packs of paper, 6 glue sticks, 6 dry erase markers, 3 rolls of paper towels, 1 box of baby wipes, 3-21 watt CFL lightbulbs, and about 20 other things, EACH!

I have seen the class room and it has 4 foot florescent light fixtures--where do you plan on using the CFL bulbs? Are these for your house? Until I see a lamp IN THE CLASSROOM that can accommodate a CFL, I am not sending any $5 lightbulbs to school with my kids.

I understand that some parents will be sending their kids to school with no supplies but enough is enough! And, since I did buy 288 pencils and 1500 sheets of paper, you folks had better be planning on homework and lots of it! By Spring, my kids had better have compiled the Great American Novel of homework and actually used those supplies--if I find out that THE LIST is feeding some strange office-supply-fetish instead, I am not going to be happy!

144 pencils and light bulbs?!!1!1?

can you top that?