The following is
a Voice of the People reader opinion:
Charter
school process not democratic
Last night, I
attended the public meeting regarding the proposed charter school in Porter
County. I was not able to speak. And candidly they did not afford ample time
for all of the public to be heard.
This runs afoul of
the democratic process in such an important issue. I listened to people
speak both for and against the proposed school. It was clear to me that that
not only is it a continued siphoning of money away from our public schools,
that in fact it was an attempt to reduce our children to the status of
“commodities” to further the money grab.
Furthermore, the
proposed charter school will clearly not be designed to afford the
opportunities to children from ALL backgrounds, socio economic status and
abilities. I encourage anyone concerned about what has been happening to the
funding or shall I say “defunding” of education to stand up and let their
voices be heard. You should email your opposition to charterschools@grace.edu
As president of the Porter County Council, I am appalled.
Dan Whitten
President, Porter
County Council