Strength in Numbers

There are many things wrong in the public school system. Not only in ISS, not only in NC, but all across the U.S. Change has to have a starting point. Our starting point is ISS where our children attend. There are many issues; spending, state and federal standards, discipline, nutrition, transportation, pay scales, student safety, special need children, the list is long.

We all have our pet concerns. Those concerns are based on our individual experiences with the school system. Those things that affect us the most directly are more clearly seen as a problem to each of us. No one problem is actually bigger than another. They are all related, they all affect our children. They all need to be addressed.

The school system is a government entity and as with all government, it has gotten out of the control of the people that it represents.Holiday’s decision to ban people from the Central Office because they politely requested public information was the final evidence we needed to measure the value of our opinions and concern.

Now is the time for ALL concerned students, parents and school personnel to work together to list their concerns. In doing so, we will find the strength and support of people who have had the same problems that we have had as individuals. We will also learn of problems and concerns that others have had that we were not aware of. There needs to be no fighting between those who are trying to right the wrongs, we all want change or we wouldn’t spend time discussing and posting our viewpoints.

I invite everyone to bring their problems to the table so organization of reform can begin. I believe that with diligence and the common bond of concern for our children, that we can bring positive change to ISS and possibly encourage others across the state and nation to do the same.

This post was written by Larry Coover.