MM: Let them not have their “extras” which they never had over the years, such as meat, chicken, shabbos clothes & heat (let alone vacations and weddings), and then we will talk. If they prioritized they would be able to pay more. They just don’t feel the need to pay as much as they could if they cut back. (and yes, my definition of “cut back” seems crazy to those who live now, but that’s the way it always was). Its still them expecting others to BAIL THEM OUT and they can do other things.
AZOI: In the school by us, there are a number of families that have been “written off” by the executive director as they used to pay full tuition, but the breadwinner lost their jobs. I would much rather help them (and they are local!) then another school. If that is the case for BYOBP as well, and not just bad finances and accepting additional non-payers (as others in the thread have said) then I feel bad for the school as well. I have a concrete idea earlier in the thread regarding how the school can stay open, they can implement that.