David Brauer wrote:
> School board members say for Kenny, bitter closing medicine still coming
> http://www.swjournal.com/articles/2004/03/04/news/news02.txt
"If Moriarity's comments are any indication, Kenny parents' sick feelings are
likely to linger. She said the money the
district gets from the state does not cover the expenses of operating a smaller
elementary school such as Kenny. The
district pays a $387.37 subsidy for each of 354 Kenny pupils to ensure they receive
state-mandated core programs."
One of the problems the board has is making statements like the one above by Ms.
Moriarity. Why does the district pay "a
$387.37 subsidy for each of 354 Kenny pupils to ensure they receive state-mandated
core programs." That doesn't make
sense. What is that about, when did it start, why is it in place and is there nothing
else that can be done about it? It
seems to be a justification for closing Kenny but it doesn't make sense. If the board
wants trust, they need to start
making clear the facts behind their statements.
And has anyone found out where those 800 empty classrooms are? Is there any classroom
furniture that could be used in the
rooms where mixed-matched falling apart chairs and desks are being used?
Dan McGuire
Ericsson
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