Why is the school board once again meddling in controversial land-use politics? Didn’t members learn anything from the last time they ventured into the development speculation game, i.e., Wavecrest? That fiasco delayed construction of the new middle school by at least five years and escalated construction costs by at least $10 million. Why can’t the school board just stick to the job it was elected to, which is to improve the quality of the local schools?
Our schools have serious academic achievement problems. Student enrollment is declining because people who have the means to do so are taking flight from the district to obtain a better education for their children. It’s no wonder that five consecutive parcel tax votes have failed. A sixth failure is now assured.
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The lone dissenting vote in the board’s latest misstep came from John Moseley, who should be congratulated for having the integrity to stand up to the cabal that is corrupting the school board’s mission.
Kevin J. Lansing
Half Moon Bay
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