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2007-11-18T16:27:00.000-06:00

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Anonymous Nov. 10-1:22) I too wonder what these pa...

2007-11-11T19:02:00.000-06:00

Anonymous Nov. 10-1:22)

I too wonder what these parents are teaching their children... if you don't get your way, throw a fit, say nasty things and threaten a lawsuit. I feel sorry for those children, not because they will go to a new school and meet new people but because their parents have set them up for this to be something awful.

I had a friend who wanted a boundary line changed so her children could continue at a school they were open enrolled to, the change didn't happen but instead of whining about how awful this would be for the children, she told them how wonderful it would be, they would make new friends... needless to say, after a few weeks, not only were her children happy in their new school, turns out, she was happier with them at the new school than she ever was at the old school. Just goes to show what attitude can do.

The whole threat of a lawsuit is so ridiculous. Frist of all, will these people sell their houses just to prove their value went down? And even if they do, everyone knows the real estate market is tanking, so you will never be able to prove that a boundary changes is the reason you got less for your home. I higly doubt in the next reassessment by the city the value of homes will decrease. I think the threat of a suit is without merit and hopefully a judge would throw the case out at the onset and the district wouldn't even have to spend taxpayer dollars on lawyers to defend such a ridiculous suit. Districts all over the state and country change boundaries and close schools, to pretend that Oshksoh cannot do that because we might be sued is so far out there it is not worth considering.

Does anyone else find it confusing those parents who are so distressed that their child might have to go to school without every one of their current friends that they will send them to some other school (like Newman or Lourdes or Winneconne) uh, doesn't that ALSO send them to school without their friends? I guess that is "payback" to the district for not doing what they wanted. How spoiled and selfish.

I hope before the facilities plan goes to the board for a vote we will hear what the larger community thinks of the plan, not just the parents who don't want their children moved.

I'm pretty sure that Plan "B" no referendum will look pretty ugly. IF we have NO money to repair any of our schools, we have to keep all of our schools open (which will mean inefficient staffing or lots of split classes) we will not be creating any equity we can forget about distributing our special needs population to neighborhood schools, that will be way too expensive if we have to keep all 23 schools open.

I'm not convinced this community will not support a referendum, I think the majority of those who say that, have their views colored by not getting their way, but let's face it, the majority of voters do NOT have children in school and will not hinge everything on a boundary change they don't like.

I couldn't agree with you more about the behavior ...

2007-11-10T01:22:00.000-06:00

I couldn't agree with you more about the behavior of some of the parents at the board meeting when the vote was finally taken (as well as the lack of displeasure on the part of Ben Schneider). They acted like spoiled brats who needed a time out. More disturbing is the fact that these very people are instilling morals and discipline into their children. I hate to see the way some will turn out. Unfortunately being a bully is something we see way too much of these days -- in local office, in business and, yes, even on blogs.

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I couldn't agree with you more about the behavior ...