Schools don't order machines anymore, at least not in this area. The machines are bought by the teacher out of her budget for the class. The ding dong teacher here, bought one embroidery machine with her home ec part of the budget even though most of the machines are broken or non working, all plastic portables. She said she wanted the machine for the class to do monogramming on bought clothing but the kids weren't allowed to use it, only her. A few parents complained but nothing was done about getting the machines fixed.
