NEGLIGENCE - BEGINS WITH BESE BUT ENDS IN THE CLASSROOM
Personal experiences are the best way to convey the realities of life stories without the spin. My own personal experience mirrored that of the last teacher quoted in this story. The "reform" movement designed to aid and abet the privatization of public education continues to attack the teaching profession in order to achieve its goals of removing collective bargaining, moving public dollars into the private sector, and thus undermine the ability of citizens to participate in the control of their own schools and communities. Supt. White says that parents know best how their children should be educated but only if their CHOICES are offered on HIS MENU!
Yesterday's BESE meeting was a perfect example of the corrosion of the democratic process. President Penny Dastugue (Jindal appointee) consistently interrupted and cut short discussion by Board Members Lottie Beebe and Carolyn Hill because they did not agree with her intention to push through Supt. White's sham of a voucher accountability scheme. However she topped any of her previous overtly rude and mean-spirited leadership style
Yesterday's BESE meeting was a perfect example of the corrosion of the democratic process. President Penny Dastugue (Jindal appointee) consistently interrupted and cut short discussion by Board Members Lottie Beebe and Carolyn Hill because they did not agree with her intention to push through Supt. White's sham of a voucher accountability scheme. However she topped any of her previous overtly rude and mean-spirited leadership style