[Vision2020] What about the kids? (was Weitz is a civic terrorist??

[Tom Ivie]

It also has required the school district to freeze all funds.  That means no field trips, Big Deals (a quarterly incentive program used by some teachers to encourage good behavior, performance, etc.), and no contracts for teachers with 1-3 yrs experience.  Luckily, the school district's lawyer is from the firm that has written the book on education law in Idaho, literally; The Law of Education in Idaho by Anderson, Julian & Hull, LLP.  Unfortunately, it negatively affects the kids NOW.  Any donation to your local public school or class of choice would probably be well accepted for those end of the year activities.  

Something else that concerns me is that the three names that have been cited in connection with this attack on our school district (Jerry Weitz, Jim Demeeleer, and Brian Thie) are all listed on the "leadership" of the Greater Moscow Alliance.  Does this action represent the "Alliance" or is it just a coincidence.  I would add that I would be just as critical or at least question it if the same happened in regards with the Moscow Civic Association.  I don't happen to be a member of either group.  They say that business and politics don't mix.  There is a good reason; you can lose business!

Bill London <london at moscow.com> wrote:       G-
 your question: "If Dr. Weitz's claim has no legal merit, then why would MSD have any  concern?"
 my response: a huge amount of administrative time and a sizable chunk of  money (as in paid by local taxes to the district) will have to be used to fight  this suit.  Of course the district, and its patrons, are concerned.
 BL
    ----- Original Message ----- 
   From:    Glenn    Schwaller 
   To: vision2020 at moscow.com 
   Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 2:10 PM
   Subject: [Vision2020] Weitz is a civic    terrorist?
   

Ms. Emerinemix,

I don't know if there is any merit to    Dr. Weitz's claim.  I believe that the foundation for any argument is "is    this position valid?"   With something as complex and potentially    dangerous and damaging as the illlegality of a tax-based ballot measure, I    have no problem with someone questions its validity.  Dr. Weitz has    wisely chosen to use the law to determine if his claim has merit.  Many    will discount this as "frivolity" and cite a laundry list of reasons based on    gut-wrenching emotion (oh the poor kids!  The poor teachers!  The    poor administration!) and avoid considering a more insidious outcome of    allowing a group to unfairly and inappropriately tax the public for whatever    it is they want (be it schools, roads, parks, athletic centers).  This    potentially could set a precedence by which any group could do the same    thing.  If Dr. Weitz's claim has no legal merit, then why would MSD have    any concern?  I for one would rather see the
 law surrounding this issue    clearly delineated than to see some other, possibly more unsavory group, use    the same tactics to fund their particular    interest.

Schwaller

"The bigger they are, the harder they fall    on you"
     Mark Knopfler
      

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