Reading the paper this morning I see that the school board has to slash an additional $6.3 million. This means replacing qualified teachers with long term substitutes (MOST of which have 4 year degrees - in SOME subject). Eliminating guidance counselors (at middle and high schools) and keeping school resource officers (cops) at the elementary schools. According to one of the board members, the long term subs are a good idea because they hesitate to take a day off because they don't get paid and the impact isn't as "greatly as it would be if no one is there." And from the pervious days paper, a parent is upset about the subs because, "Kids get upset about it. They need consistency in their lives. With the divorce rate so big, at least they know they are secure with their teachers." It just might take more than a new President to save this country.
A ruling by the Interdistrict Authority Board in Lakewood Ranch requires that all clubs that meet at the Town Hall have 70% of their members live in Lakewood ranch. NO EXCEPTIONS! This means that a club that makes greeting cards for US troups around the world has to pay $115 per use. Four of the nine members live in a missionary village not in Lakewood Ranch. It just might take more than a new President to save this country.
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