Do your homework, school board

Do your homework,

school board

My family has resided in Fayette

County for 22 years, all but two of them in Peachtree City. During these

years we have seen a number of bond referendums for the construction of

new schools. We voted in favor of some when they made sense and voted

against others when the board failed to present a valid arguement to win

our vote.

However, through all of them, the war cry of "you better vote yes

or your children will be in trailers" was heard loud and clear.

History has shown that no matter whether the referendum passed or failed,

the trailers arrived.

Now the board asks us to give carte blanche through a SPLOST to build

more schools. Has anyone heard a statement that if we pass the SPLOST

the board plans to remove any trailers? Are there any plans to cancel

the orders for the trailers that haven't yet arrived at our schools?

Is the board ready to design and build a scool that won't be overcrowded

within two years of its opening?

If you want our vote in favor of SPLOST, tell us how many new classrooms

you will build and how many trailers you will remove.

Tell us how you will provide funds so that parents won't have to

include a line item in our budgets to finance our children's participation

in school activities like drama, band, color guard, etc.

Tell us that you will fund supplies like paper, pencils, chalk, so teachers

won't have to ask for contributions from home.

If it means that you might not be able to replace the carpet in the administrative

offices, live with it!

Get your priorities straight, tell us specifically how you plan to spend

the money, then maybe, just maybe, you will have a chance at getting a

SPLOST past the voters.

Andre De Lorenzo

Peachtree City