What do you mean by hinky and how many other incidences were there besides the deposit at Les Bois? Maybe I should send Paula a thank you card.

And GVgal – Really? Are you at the school every day? Don’t think so becuase it’s not true.

Bird Dog – your comments and not sounding too authentic. You said kids (plural) and I know he was not passed from student to student.

Fine – policy was upheld this time or whatever. Why did Tomlin let it go on in the first place if it was so bad for students. The answer is because it isn’t. My theory – and it IS my opinion – is that it was a particularly uptight board member who made the complaint. Probably worried that the sight of a baby on school grounds might insite teen pregnancy or something. Of course no one actually ever came forward to claim the complaint.

Permission was GRANTED by the school. Then suddenly there was a policy? Whatever.

Perhaps we should initiate a recall for Weir & Koenig who voted against policy on the baby issue!

Nah, it would be fitting, but the district can’t afford the time, effort and funds for another recall. Funny how the FOGVSD don’t care about that aspect of their antics!

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If we truly want what’s best for the young people of the community, we better take a hard look at the role models we are providing. I think we could all do a little improvement in this area. I would be totally appalled to have any of my children start behaving some of our ill-conceived attempts at acting like adults.

So, here’s my proposal — lets start over. Stop the madness, stop the recalls, use the democratic process, start waving to each other as we used to when we pass by on the road….and next week — as a goal — make National Volunteer Week a meaningful one to our community — let’s start acting like the great neighbors we’ve always (well, “usually”) been! Let the kids see the new “us” — and THANK our volunteers. They are serving the best they know how, putting in many hours — and if someone doesn’t like what they’re doing, give them the courtesy of a pleasantly stated piece of feedback. And, if that still doesn’t satisfy…..do the right thing and run for election to be a VOLUNTEER. I’ve said my piece, so, please give it a shot — I know I will.

I did not in any way mean to sound like the 1st grade parents are dumb young ladies who signed something they didn’t know. What I meant was that some of them (and I’ve talked to a few to know this first hand) signed it, just to shut one of the moms up who wouldn’t drop it. They signed it just to get her off their backs. One in particular says that she is appalled with herself for doing it, saying she was “forced” into it. There was a petition passed around at the childrens Christmas Concert getting people to sign it, how silly is that. I go there to listen to a wonderful celebration of the season, only to be asked to sign a petition??? I believe there is a rule about not having petitions with 30′ of the school??? I’m not sure on the distance….??? When Elmore called it to administrations attention, that got added to her “recall petition”. She’s trying to keep the school from getting sued for allowing such a thing to happen, and people complained. Anyhow, I won’t go on & on about that, I just wanted you to know that I wasn’t trying to make it sound like the moms were dumb, I just felt that some of them were taken advantage of by older moms “bullying” them into signing things, maybe not you, but trust me there were others that felt that way.

From what I’ve heard, the baby may not be in the classroom anymore but is still in the school, being passed from staffer to staffer during the day. Time for the board to get crackin’ on the issue again, ’cause it’s still a liability and a misuse of taxpayer’s money having school staff babysit the kid.