Tax Dollars At Work: Rochester City Schools and The Toothless

But their budgets are always too small. Previously from the Rochester City School District.

NY STATE PAID FOR DENTAL CLEANINGS FOR TOOTHLESS PEOPLE - New York Post: "ALBANY, N.Y. Auditors say the state Medicaid program may have overpaid $2.9 million for services like teeth cleaning for toothless patients."

RCSD Spent Thousands on Restaurants, Catering - 13WHAM.com: "(Rochester, N.Y.) – As the Rochester City School District was building a $61 million deficit, district officials were dining out and getting meals catered. Data obtained by 13WHAM News through the Freedom of Information Law shows the district spent nearly $240,000 on restaurants and caterers since the beginning of the 2007-08 school year. The catering expenses included more than $18,000 at Mr. Dominick’s Italian restaurant, more than $60,000 at Wegmans, more than $1,800 at Salvatore’s pizza and sub shop, $1,700 at Dinosaur Barbeque, $500 at E.J. Del Monte, and $270 at the Penfield Country Club."