Cook-Wissahickon parents to Corbett: 'We desperately need your help'
by Guest blogger on Jan 11 2012 Posted in Community voices
In this guest blog post we are running a letter that parent Rebecca Poyourow and 230 additional supporters of Cook-Wissahickon Elementary in Roxborough recently sent to Gov. Tom Corbettand other elected officials.
The letter details the harsh impact of the cuts at their neighborhood school, including the loss of a kindergarten teacher, librarian, assistant principal, school police officer, bus monitor, and noontime aides.
December 21, 2011
Governor Tom Corbett
Governor's Office
225 Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Senator Vincent J. Hughes
Room 545, Capitol Building
Senate Box 203007
Harrisburg, PA 17120-3007
Representative Pamela A. DeLissio
109B East Wing
PO Box 202194
Harrisburg, PA 17120-2194
Re: Harm Done to Cook-Wissahickon Elementary School by PA State Budget Cuts to Public Education
Dear Governor Corbett, Senator Hughes, and Representative DeLissio,
Greetings to each of you during this holiday season. We are parents, teachers, students, and staff of Cook-Wissahickon Elementary School in Roxborough, a neighborhood in northwest Philadelphia, and we are writing