Responding to David Wilson:
Public Schools unlike religion or food are supported by the public purse and any
institution that receives public funding is and should be subject to public
discussion. Whether a person chooses to send their kids to a non-religious, elite,
private school is a personal decision , when that person decides to ask the tax-paying
citizens of Minneapolis to give him a job that requires him to be a booster for the
public schools , that private matter becomes public.
I also want to point out that for most of us who can't afford a $14000 tuition,
there's no such thing as "choice".
I thought the Strib article was very good at stating all sides of the debate
except it only had opinions from the two major parties. Saturday, June 2 , R.T. Rybak
will be seeking the endorsement of the Green Party for Mayor. The Green Party has a
very strong social justice platform.
Among the recommended Green Party platform proposals is a residency requirement
for police. I doubt too many police officers can afford to send their kids to any
kind of private school. Residency in Minneapolis for most of these public employees
would require them to send their kids to public schools in the city. What would cops
say if the most prominant city employee chooses, in effect, to be exempt from this
requirement?
Ken Avidor
Kingfield
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