A School Leader Once Told Me…

“We try to be flexible with families when they fall behind.”

It sounded kind. Generous.

But there was no system for collecting past-due tuition.
No consistent follow-up.
No expectation it would be paid.

Over time, it added up.

$500 here.
$1,200 there.
Families who just... stopped paying.

No one called it financial aid.

But that’s what it was.

An invisible discount – funded by the school.

When one family doesn’t pay, someone else absorbs the cost.

Usually your paying families...
your teachers...
or your already tight budget.