Atomictumor

So, last night our own Bos got up in front of the remaining 15 or so people after waiting patiently for 3.5 hours in a city council meeting, only to meet with complete and abject disregard by the council.  More specificly, what was said after he described a classmate of his 5 year old kindergartner was to the effect that the city council didn’t have an iron in that fire, and that he needs to take it up with the school board.

Indeed.

I’m not sure that the council could have described an abject lack of concern for Oak Ridge’s citizens any better.

Conceeded, the school board appears to have cut busses and endangered children (over other cuts that could have been made) in an attempt to rile parents up and get the city to change their mind.  While I side myself with the board in this case, thats underhanded and risky. If something happens to one of these kids, the board will be as responsible as the council.  However, you see this as an issue, whereas what the council isn’t allowing is intimation that their underfunded budget is any way responsible.  I believe one of them said something to the extent of “Harumph harumph, we gave them a set of guidelines, take it up with the school board”.

Council, you suck.  You sat in there for 3.5 hours ignoring the biggest issue in Oak Ridge right now and passed the buck as soon as somebody else brought it up.  The right thing to do is fully fund the school system and stop screwing kids with your damn politics.

Or volunteer to ferry these walk zone kids back home with your Russia trip money.