An hour ride on a big yellow school bus. At night. And no food or drink at the
other end. Waterside, but no beach
or sun.
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| Annapolis-bound! |
Sound like a fun evening? No? Yeah, well, that will be my
next Thursday. Why?
Because that’s what you do when you realize that sometimes
advocating for change is about more than just what’s good for your own
family. When things are going well
for you, that might be what makes you realize, I should join the voices of
others because, well someone did that for me. I’m sure you can think of many
examples.
This one in particular is about school construction. A mystery to most, and still in great
part to me, the total sum of dollars that goes into building that shiny new
school with the brick walkway and astro-turfed field comes from a mixture of
local taxes and state funds. And
the contribution from the parent booster clubs for the blinking, high tech
electronic billboard out front.
And even if your child is sitting in a classroom with elbow room in a
safe, secure school – shouldn’t every kid have that experience?
So, there. That’s why I’m boarding a school bus with a
couple hundred other parents, students, teachers, administrators, and county
officials to take this long ride to our state capital and meet with our state
legislators. To advocate for
school construction money being directed to school systems; like ours, which is
growing and bulging with over new 2500 students a year. Not because we just
need shiny new bricks. But because we like the idea of schools having kitchens
that aren’t equipped with black stoves built in the 50’s, windows that actually
close when it’s 10 degrees outside, walkways that don’t flood with rain and/or
sewage in a heavy downpour. And that have classroom space and desks for every
child to learn.
REVISED: Thursday, March 6 is MD PTA night in Annapolis. Will we see you there?
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