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The editorial writer clearly does not understand that state law prohibits the city from dictating how the school department spends money. The city's role is to make an annual contribution -- that's it.

So, no, it would not be "a PR nightmare" for the school department if it came back and said "We can not accept the illegal conditions being placed on the city's offer" -- it would be yet another failure by city officials to behave like the experienced, accountable public officials they said they'd be.