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The local schools will start to say their budget no longer covers expences. They need a vote to raise taxes, or the school will have "no choice" but to cut back on activities, art, gym, and everything else the children love.

I agree that this is what would probably happen.

But, this scenario may(just maybe) be what needs to happen to get public schools back in line. If the NEA is forced to pay back money that it admittedly illegally used, and then school boards across the country start rasing taxes to cover these fines/pay backs, you are going to have millions of very unhappy people. You will have millions of people unwilling to pay higher taxes simply because the NEA decided to use its dues for political payoffs rather than what it was supposed to be used for. I would look for many court challenges concerning NEA instructing local school boards to try to raise taxes.

This could get really interesting.

"The local schools will start to say their budget no longer covers expences. They need a vote to raise taxes, or the school will have "no choice" but to cut back on activities, art, gym, and everything else the children love."

They need the money to promote homosexuality in all the schools.

"If the NEA is forced to pay back money that it admittedly illegally used, and then school boards across the country start rasing taxes to cover these fines/pay backs..."

The NEA is a labor union representing teachers and support personnel, and is not part of the public schools. Schools are not responsible in any way for covering fines and paybacks. That money would have to come directly from the NEA (and let's hope it breaks them).

Teachers can actually receive a refund for some of their NEA and state education labor union dues by applying for it. See the following replies for information:

Reply # 39 in the thread Home-Schooling Under Siege,

Reply # 28 in the thread TEACHERS UNION THUGS HAVE TO GIVE BACK MONEY [Free Republic] and

Reply # 19 in the thread Legal Costs Skyrocketing for Defiant Teachers Union

Also, the NEA in not a professional educators association. If teachers are interested in a professional organization the may wish to consider:

Association of American Educators
25201 Paseo de Alicia, Suite 104
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Phone: 949-595-7979 or 1-800-704-7799
Fax: 949-595-7970
Email: info@aaeteachers.org
Website: www.aaeteachers.org

Please note that the AAE is not a union. It is a professional association. Annual dues are $125 per year for teachers (includes $2 Million liability insurance - one of the reasons teachers join the NEA or AFT is for liability insurance). Student, retired educator, and associate/support memberships are $25 per year.