[Vision2020] Judge rules March schoo levy null and void

Tue Nov 27 22:49:38 PST 2007

Yes, Gerry did, in fact, give MSD its current space for Paradise Creek Regional High School and funded its remodeling, supplied it with fixtures and equipment, and has been an outstanding advocate for non-traditional students.  He is also a former MSD school board trustee.  All of which make his lawsuit against the district and the bullying attitude behind it so very disappointing.  

And yeah, the PCRHS building rents for a buck a year -- by any reasonable standard, that's a gift and a very valuable one at that.  I believe that Gerry Weitz deeply cares about non-traditional students; I believe his manner of expressing it in the last year has been deplorable.

Keely

> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:25:01 -0800
> From: godshatter at yahoo.com
> To: donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com
> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com; joekc at adelphia.net
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Judge rules March schoo levy null and void
> 
> Then he should keep trying, but not by using methods that are ethically 
> dubious.  I don't find fault with his having a vision and wanting to see 
> it through.  I don't know that I agree with his vision myself, but it's 
> certainly possible that I would change my mind if good arguments were 
> presented to me on the subject. 
> 
> I understand from Darrell's email that he was instrumental in getting 
> the alternative school started.  That's great - I'm glad he succeeded 
> there. 
> 
> Paul
> 
> Donovan Arnold wrote:
> > Paul ask,
> >  
> > "Has Dr. Weitz tried the more common sense route of involving himself in
> >
> > the machinations of the school district in whatever way a private
> > citizen is able to in order to effect change?  Has he made a proposal?
> >  
> > Has he done the research and come up with a plan for adding these
> > classes?  Has he presented it to the right people?  Has he come up with
> >
> > funding for this plan?  Has he tried to make his voice heard in the
> > right places?  In short, has he done anything other than trying to
> > strong-arm the district by bringing a lawsuit?"
> >  
> > Yes, he did Paul. For years. But MSD doesn't listen.
> >  
> > Best,
> >  
> > Donovan
> >  
> >
> >
> > */Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com>/* wrote:
> >
> >     I'm sorry, but the proper legal channels for adding more vo-tech
> >     programs in the Moscow School District do not include suing said
> >     district over the validity of a levy that passed earlier this year. I
> >     don't know what those channels are, but I'm pretty sure that the
> >     levy is
> >     a completely separate issue from them.
> >
> >     Has Dr. Weitz tried the more common sense route of involving
> >     himself in
> >     the machinations of the school district in whatever way a private
> >     citizen is able to in order to effect change? Has he made a proposal?
> >     Has he done the research and come up with a plan for adding these
> >     classes? Has he presented it to the right people? Has he come up with
> >     funding for this plan? Has he tried to make his voice heard in the
> >     right places? In short, has he done anything other than trying to
> >     strong-arm the district by bringing a lawsuit?
> >
> >     Paul
> >
> >     Donovan Arnold wrote:
> >     > Joe,
> >     >
> >     > You wrote:
> >     >
> >     > "If Weitz wants a vo-tech program he'd be better off asking me
> >     to put
> >     > forth the
> >     > case for vo-tech -- for a fraction of what he's paying his
> >     lawyers and
> >     > with a
> >     > greater chance of success since then the MSD won't think that
> >     they are
> >     > being
> >     > blackmailed"
> >     >
> >     > If you feel you can provide such a service, what is stopping
> >     you? You
> >     > aren't holding out on the kids just to spite Weitz are you?
> >     >
> >     > How can it be blackmail if he is using the proper legal
> >     channels, and
> >     > winning?
> >     >
> >     > Best,
> >     >
> >     > Donovan
> >     >
> >     > */Joe Campbell /* wrote:
> >     >
> >     > Donovan,
> >     >
> >     > What does the law suit have to do with the lack of a vo-tech
> >     program?
> >     >
> >     > If Weitz wants a vo-tech program he'd be better off asking me to
> >     > put forth the
> >     > case for vo-tech -- for a fraction of what he's paying his lawyers
> >     > and with a
> >     > greater chance of success since then the MSD won't think that they
> >     > are being
> >     > blackmailed. Folks don't respond well to blackmail.
> >     >
> >     > --
> >     > Joe Campbell
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