tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383741895455123821.post7603339007127248330..comments2024-02-04T14:05:34.412-08:00Comments on Rim Country Gazette: RANT & RAVE: January 10, 2010James Keyworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16778065398076170813noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383741895455123821.post-67418648906675304862010-01-10T18:27:38.953-08:002010-01-10T18:27:38.953-08:00Regarding the spending of money at FES: Just a fe...Regarding the spending of money at FES: Just a few clarifications. <br /><br />1) It is my understanding that the sign was the old sign at RCMS. And when polled, most parents say that they get information about school closures from marquee signs.<br /><br />2) Safety is a huge priority at schools and MOST schools are now fenced in. The reason: Keep the kids in and the bad guys out. I know everyone wants to believe that Payson is safe, and I believe that it is safer than Phoenix, but the fact is bad things sometimes happen and the best defense is a good offense.<br /><br />3) If you want to know about the GREAT things that are done with Credit for Kids donations...ask a kid that has been able to be in band & music programs, perform in a play, go on educationally based field trips, play a sport or participate in after school activites, experiment with real world science problems and the list goes on. Without Credit for Kids, this cannot happen.<br /><br />4) Don't punish the kids because you don't have all of the facts. <br /><br />5) The parking lot (or lack there of) was a huge safety issue for the students. Have you ever tried to be in that area at 8:00AM or 2:30PM. Students deserve to be safe, and part of safety is having ample room for vehicles. I would hate for a student to be ran over because a person could not figure out where to go and had no place to park.<br /><br />6) The money used to put up the fence and add parking was bond money that can only use on construction. <br /><br />I may be biased, my four children have all attended FES. I love my home school and am proud of the changes that they have made to make my two daughters that are still attending there safe.Marlene Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11369864259286120236noreply@blogger.com