Memphis Schools

As many of you probably know by now, the Memphis school board has decided to postpone the first day of school indefinitely. This is a major failing of the city government. How can they be expected to run a city if they cannot take care of something so important as the education of our children?

Before you start glaring angrily at the BoE, first understand some things. This problem isn't new. The City of Memphis has regularly short changed the BoE. Some 9 million dollars are still owed from last year. This time the BoE decided to use a drastic tactic: keeping the schools closed. This is going to cause significant problems to not only those who make a living in education, but to the children and to the families of the children. Parents cannot afford to take time off of work nor are they able to leave their children alone for most of the day.

The council has dropped the ball. They gave a "tax break" to land owners and gave a pay increase to city employees. Now these aren't bad things when a governing body can afford it, but these breaks and raises came from money that was supposed to be allocated for the schools. Wake up people! Of course the BoE is going to play hard ball after getting fucked for so many years.

Politicians need to be woken up. They need to realize what's important and to do what's right for the people, not their own (or their friends') wallets. We the people need to wake up and stop letting those we elect to abuse their powers or to make stupid decisions.