Flagler Decides Against School Uniforms, For Now
I for one am furious at the school board "moving the goal line" on community members who want to participate in the process of deciding whether to implement uniforms in our schools. We were told that the Town Hall Meeting was our opportunity to express our opinion to the board. Then, the school board decided to go ahead and approve the policy before that date. Why the rush? Were they afraid of community opinion? Do they not value or care about the opinions of the voters who elected them?
Was the rush was that there wouldn't be time to implement a uniform policy for the 2007-2008 school year after the July 11th meeting? Then I don't see what the rush was to adopt a policy at the June 19th school board meeting since even at that date the board acknowledged it was too late to implement the policy for the 2007-2008 school year. Why not just wait another 3 weeks before voting on the issue for the 2008-2009 school year? What was the urgency?
I will be contacting the Flagler County School Board members (contact information in the right hand column of this site) and making my dissatisfaction known to them. I suggest that anyone else who disagrees with the idea of school uniforms does the same. I also suggest that you show up at the following town hall meeting to make the topic what it was supposed to be about in the first place: whether there should be uniforms in our school at all.
Town Hall Meeting on School Uniforms
July 11th, 7-9pm
Government Service Building - Board Room
Don't be railroaded into a policy that doesn't work by an over-zealous school board that is limiting parent input. If we work together we can make our voices heard and make a difference!
1 comment:
Back in 1997 or 98, Superintendent Williams established a Uniform Committe, I was on it. Flagler County has already experienced the mandatory uniform vote, resulting in volunteer compliance. Duval County was leading the way on this issueat the time. Plenty of pro/con information is now available via internet. After many hours of research and discussion, from my perspective as a committe member,then and now, I support uniforms. Teachers, (county employees), should not be placed on the same level as the students and required to wear uniforms. The "self-expression" plea was the majority reason for most parents non-support, at that time. Our enviroment has changed, post 9/11, increased school shootings, etc., SECURITY is the best reason for unifroms ... especially for high schools. There is all kinds of time for "self-expression". If implemented, my 5 children will moan and groan, but they will comply. I am the parent.
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