Voice of the People

Duneland School Corporation Superintendent Dick Baer is disturbed by the visage of democracy storming the totalitarian style school corporation.

Does someone not like the public telling the “PUBLIC” schools what to do?

I think the state issuing tools for citizens to be involved in their local communities is a wonderful thing. The citizenry needs all the help we can get.

Our community cannot afford another sinking school, ramrodded through for more academic space, just to turn out a multi million dollar sports complex. Nor does the elitist swill of east Porter Ave. deserve a fancier school to fit their taste. Maybe we should take a closer look at our existing schools that are already strategically positioned in the community before we plunge into an expansion our tax base can not afford.

William Lemmons

Posted 1/17/2008