Teachers Cleaning Up Their School's Budget Mess

Texas has had some major budget cuts this past year, one of them being in school districts. Many schools have had to lay off staff members including teachers, librarians, specialist, and custodians. According to an article in the Texas Tribune, the teachers at Dripping Springs High School have been safe from the budget cuts, however, custodian staff has been dramatically cut. Teachers at Dripping Springs are now required to clean their home rooms after a long day of work. They even have cleaning checks to make sure that teachers are following up on the new school rule. Teachers are even offering students community service hours for coming and cleaning their classroom.
I believe this article is worth reading because budget cuts are a big deal in the community. Students are now cleaning up classrooms for community service instead of actually going outside of the school walls and serving the community. Budget cuts are something that our state needed, but did the state make the right choice?