rant against the socialistic state of CA

[Richard Cheese]

:rant_on:

im so fuggin pissed right now i cannot see straight

seems we have some legislation in this state that promotes socialism and irresposibility in the schools. its called the williams act..and here is what it does

"every student must have a book (derrrrrrr). if they lose that book, they must IMMEDIATELY be given another one, and not be punished for not paying for the lost book.."

so...(based on a real situation...the names have been changed to protect the LOSERS) little johnny is given an 80 dollar school book. little johnnys mom is a crack whore, and sells his book on ebay for 40 bucks, fully knowing that little johnny gets a free book at school, and that she cannot be held financially responsible. she gets her money, she buys more crack, comes down, and takes Johnnys new book and does the same thing...

meanwhile for one student, my district bites the bullet for 160 bucks...money that is needed in other realms under the education umbrella.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA...and you wonder why we are in a budget crisis???

Edited September 5, 2008 by richard cheese

[desertskyz]

I could not find anywhere that if the student loses the book that it must be replaced immediately, free of charge. Could you please provide proof.

Understanding Williams v. California

Williams v. California, filed in May 2000, argued that the California does

not give millions of children the basic tools of education. Williams was

based on two principles:

The state of California must provide all students the resources they need in

school.

All students have an equal right to an education.

To accomplish these principles, Williams argued that California must

establish standards for educational conditions in order to correct and prevent

bad conditions in schools. In settling Williams out of court (August

2004,) the state agreed to these provisions to guide and act upon the new

standards:

* Every student, including English Learners, must have textbooks and materials

to use in class and to take home.

* Every school and classroom must be clean, safe, and in good condition.

* Every child must have a well-trained teacher.

*The new standards for school conditions must be posted in every classroom.

*Officials will investigate conditions annually and report the results to the public.

* A complaint procedure will allow teachers, parents and other community

members to voice their concerns.

[Richard Cheese]

i cannot find it right now either, but it exists... its the protocol we have had to follow for the last 5 years

[wingnut]

You two need your own section. You can name it "b*tch about public schools" Then you can both argue about how warped the system is, how you need to be paid more, how aweful kids are and why doesn't anyone want to hear about this??????

[Richard Cheese]

You two need your own section. You can name it "b*tch about public schools" Then you can both argue about how warped the system is, how you need to be paid more, how aweful kids are and why doesn't anyone want to hear about this??????

there is no argument about how warped the system is....at least were not arguing about it, we know its broke...we just offer suggestions on how to fit it

i dont think i need to be paid more...i make a pretty good living

and everyone, that has kids in the public school system, should want to hear about what we have to say, if they are the least bit concerned about their kids education