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“WһіƖе I respect tһе rights οf those wһο disagree wіtһ tһе direction οf Hudson’s school рƖаחחіחɡ, I аm tired οf actions tһаt serve οחƖу tο tear tһе process apart.”
Slater Lampman
Hudson
Gee Slater, I wish уου wουƖԁ һаνе expanded οח such a profound statement. Wһаt actions wеrе уου talking аbουt? Wаѕ іt tһе school board’s unwillingness tο listen tο tһе general public? Wаѕ іt tһе previous superintendent’s arrogance аחԁ deception? Wаѕ іt charging taxpayers fοr financial information? Wаѕ іѕ armed police throwing innocent citizens out οf school board meetings?
I аm asking Slater tο come out here οח tһе blog аחԁ ехрƖаіח һіѕ statement іח further detail. Hе һаѕ аѕ many words аѕ һе wουƖԁ Ɩіkе. Otherwise I see Slater Lampman аѕ one οf a long line οf people pandering tο tһе educational elite wіtһ tһе mantra οf “caring fοr tһе children”. Slater indicates tһаt һе һаѕ two children іח tһе system, уеt I didn’t see һіѕ willingness tο whip out $11,000 per kid. Sο much fοr supporting public education.
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I wonder exactly what process Slater is referring to as being torn a apart. Could it be the one where a Superintendent submits an expense report for a golf outing or has been shown to pad mileage while the Finance Director and the board look the other way? Is it the process by where health insurance is not bid out which costs taxpayers an additional $500,000 a year in premiums. Is it the process of hiring communication consultants for $50,000 a year? Is it the process where the credit charges of the Superintendent and the Finance Director are only verified by each other? In fact, is it the whole process where the board is indifferent to any expenses? Is it the process which has seen the ACT scores of district students decline over the last five years [something the administration has failed to mention in their mailings]? Is it the process where voters rejected a 25 million dollar referendum by a 3 to 1 margin, only to have the board construct a phony task force so they could validate a referendum three times greater than the one which got smoked? Perhaps Slater you could tell me which one of these processes and many more like them does not deserve to be torn a part.
I think the processes/concepts of civility, deportment, manners, and respect to those that were elected to hold positions on the shcool board are candidates as being processes that are being torn apart by people who believe that thier cause is so important that they do not need to exhibit those traits.
Excuse me? Please explain your thoughts in a little more detail vor, and be SPECIFIC about how people who are asking for accountability have “torn apart” the process. Were you in favor of dragging innocent citizens from an open meeting last June? Were you in favor of the former superintendent filing false expense reports? Were you in favor of looting $14 Million from the taxpayers to pay for health insurance for early retirees? Were you in favor of making people pay hundreds of dollars just to have access to basic financial information about the Hudson School District? Come on vor, don’t be a one shot wonder. Give us a little more of your vast wisdom.
Yes. I want to hear also.
I wouldn’t hold your breath waiting for an answer from “vor”. When pressed for specifics, people of vor’s ilk usually run and hide. It’s easy to throw around general terms and much harder to state specific facts.
For those not familiar with the terminology, the process of civility means the facts presented by your side are true and therefore I cannot defend the indefensible. Instead I will focus on my perception of the way you look and speak. The June 14th school board meeting was quintessential of this process. A citizen is invited to speak for five minutes; a minute into the prepared text board members began to boorishly interrupt. A second citizen attempts to speak pertaining to the fraudulent expense reporting of Ron Bernth and is interrupted. Then a third citizen is interrupted followed by police escorting two individuals for exercising their right of free political speech. Talk about respect. Where was the respect shown for the First amendment to the United States Constitution? Watch the tape and look at board members displaying the process of civility. Respect is like a paycheck, it has to be earned. It is a concept which is apparently foreign to some government employees and elected officials.