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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How come the explanation offered up to the
precocious little inquisitors isn't "the school district may have made an
error when they ran the supplemental levy and a concerned patron
called us on it?" or the pleasantly terse and even more neutral,
"procedural questions need to be resolved." Injecting opinion and invective into
the answer only serves to rile the tots. Of course there can be
no question but what that was, and is, the desired
outcome.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So far I have seen no argument from levy supporters
on this topic that speaks to the merits of the case. What I have seen in spades
is the vilification of a man who has done much for the students of the Moscow
School District. From what quarter does the castigation come? Why surprise
surprise, it appears to be board members, (past & present)
teachers, (former, current and hopeful) and an
ever expanding administration, surely they couldn't have any personal bias
regarding this issue, could they? A letter such as the response
to Mr. Neff & Co. is simply more of the same.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>g</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "Tom Hansen" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>thansen@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: "Vision 2020" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>vision2020@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 2:30 PM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: [Vision2020] A Lack of
Empathy</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2>> >From today's (May 18, 2007) Moscow-Pullman Daily News with
thanks to Sue<BR>> Hovey -<BR>> <BR>>
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<BR>> A lack of empathy<BR>> <BR>> To John Neff, et. al.<BR>>
<BR>> When students ask new teachers if the Gerald Weitz lawsuit means they
are<BR>> losing their jobs, how should they respond (Opinion, May 10)? How do
they<BR>> demonize him when they tell the truth? All supplies teachers need
until<BR>> school is out must be purchased from their own personal funds.
How, then, do<BR>> their words of frustration vilify Weitz? He is, after all,
the source of the<BR>> problem. <BR>> <BR>> The teachers being released
won't be here next year even if this mess is<BR>> settled in 30 days. Why?
Because they can't afford to sit around to see what<BR>> happens, and they
won't have to. Good teachers can always get jobs. Then<BR>> when the lawsuit
is settled in the district's favor, as I believe it will<BR>> be, Moscow will
be scrounging for bodies who haven't already been hired to<BR>> fill those
vacancies. And that assumes a settlement before September. After<BR>> that,
who knows? <BR>> <BR>> Weitz says he is doing this for kids. Yeah,
right.<BR>> <BR>> Those who know Weitz never underestimate his will to
control at any cost,<BR>> his cunning, and his enormous driving ego. He knows
exactly what he is<BR>> doing. He even appears willing to destroy the
programs he claims to support<BR>> if that's part of the cost.<BR>>
<BR>> Weitz knows it really doesn't matter whether he wins the lawsuit or
not; I<BR>> suspect he may not even care that much, for by filing it he has
already won<BR>> the critical first round inflicting punishment not only on
those who dared<BR>> to disobey, but on the children they teach. He's
validating the threat he<BR>> made to a district employee to take this
district down.<BR>> <BR>> Teachers must be careful when they deal with
emotional issues, but given the<BR>> circumstances, I really do not
understand your complete lack of empathy for<BR>> their plight.<BR>>
<BR>> Sue Hovey, Moscow<BR>> <BR>>
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<BR>> Seeya round town, Moscow.<BR>> <BR>> Tom Hansen<BR>> Moscow,
Idaho<BR>> <BR>>
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- Thomas Paine (English Writer, 1737-1809)<BR>> <BR>>
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