Comments for LPSB gives go ahead on tax prop at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 2 out of 2 comments http://www.theind.com Sat, 18 May 2013 10:05:47 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8243-lpsb-gives-go-ahead-on-tax-prop#comment-17338 Heather -- This is just a tax proposal, right? So there is nothing in writing and agreed upon about the actual wording of what the tax will be used for? Here's why I ask. LPSB/LPSS has a very long history of raiding the maintenance fund. These new taxes will be used to service debt, right? But is there anything that prevents LPSB from changing their mind later and using the taxes to float bonds to shore up the pension fund, or to pay for an "alternative building plan" that looks nothing like the Master Facilities Plan created by CSRS? What's to stop LPSS/LPSB from just building some new schools with the money, and further deferring maintenance on older schools? - ragin_cajun Thu, 05 May 2011 16:42:03 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8243-lpsb-gives-go-ahead-on-tax-prop#comment-17327 Thank you Hunter for trying to deal with LPSB business instead of thanking your mother and your wife or telling us bus drivers are out of the loop. Mindless chatter does not belong in LPSB meetings. Rae, if seniors are not on campus for 4 periods every day, it means they have done a great job of taking the classes required for graduation. What you and Greg Awbrey are supporting is seniors taking meaningless classes just to fill a school day. Stupid is as stupid does. Seniors have a variety of choices with block scheduling. Extra English, Science, Foreign language, etc. during high school. Senior year provides the opportunity to jump start college or work. Don't punish the good students with limitations. Many students work to help pay for their college. What you and Greg Awbrey are supporting is seniors taking meaningless classes just to be on a high school campus. Seniors enrolled in silly classes is not an asset and can lead to discipline problems. Stop limiting our students to mediocracy. - Pedro Thu, 05 May 2011 14:50:10 +0100