Shortly after the school levy failed last year, the Sequim School School Board asked and invited the opposition to please come to a meeting and explain why they voted no.
They claimed to welcome a conversation.
I was encouraged by others to take the challenge.
I had a lot to say but was prepared to keep it short and to the point, as I will here.
When I attended the meeting, everyone there had to sit around and listen to the board members talk among themselves.
Not getting an opportunity to talk was disappointing.
I had wanted to explain that the teaching of “Common Core” in the Sequim School District to most of the “no” voters I talked with is one of several reasons why they can’t support this school system.
And it is not because we don’t care about kids and their education; it’s because we do.
Please understand this.
What our kids are being taught is far more important than buildings and old freezers.
If this liberal agenda and deception were to stop, I think the levy could pass, provided the tax burden would not be too stiff.
Hope Stime,
Sequim