[Vision2020] Judge rules March schoo levy null and void

[Joe Campbell]

First, it is clear that Weitz has done much for the school district. But that doesn't make his current actions right. They are wrong. This is not how an individual should seek change. Of course he has the right but that doesn't make the action right.

Second, Donovan asks: "It is dubious to want the MSD to follow the law when spending your money on programs you don't want and not on the ones you do?" Wanting the school board to not spend money on programs that you don't want is not dubious. It is the lawsuit that is dubious -- trying to seek change in that way. If not, then by your logic everyone who doesn't like everything that the school board does should sue them -- which is absurd.

Also, it is doubtful that the majority of Moscow folks agree with Weitz, as the last levy election indicates. Apparently, most of us are happy with the school district. That makes the Weitz lawsuit dubious, as well.

--
Joe Campbell

---- Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com> wrote: 

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It is dubious to want the MSD to follow the law when spending your money on programs you don't want and not on the ones you do? Says who? And why?
   
  Best,
   
  Donovan

Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com> wrote:
  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 /* 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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