One of the better programs we had here was a home school charter that was connected to the public schools. So like Levi and Seth has access to sports and labs provided by the public system being on their campus. Bussing as well.
Unfortunately, our superintendent at the time, saw fit to fug it all up.
One campus, out of town, was a middle school. But funding was limited by keeping it just a middle school. Her solution, that also injected more funding was to combine basically 3 campuses there.
The home school charter
Adult education
Troubled teens and special education.
Now, that screwed the pooch on bussing. Save for special ed.
All else had to drive themselves or be driven to and from.
If the kids were in sports, they had to be driven back to the other campus from which they were originally and sometimes to the fair grounds.
Due to adults being on campus, fences had to go up around class rooms and kids had to be escorted to and from restrooms.
Some of the older kids were touble enough to be under house arrest with ankle bracelets.
The bullys removed from main stream campuses went there as well. So often, a kid that finally got relief from a bully, found themselves with that very same bully at the school they just got shipped to.
We lost a few good teachers over that one.
They ended up losing some funding due to students getting pulled out by parents.
Cost our law enforcement more money since they had to man the damn thing.
All for someones political aspirations.
The superentendant you ask?
Oh well, she got pulled over for drunk driving. Bit the arresting officer. Was forced to resign and publish an apology.
Well.. the schools got their additional funding for adding adult ed and gearing up special needs better. But nothing else got fixed.
The original set up saved tons of fuel and time. Even the offices for staff were right there. Meetings, right there. Arts, sports, labs.
Sometimes when you think you need more beans when you count them, and decide to try to make more beans by spending them. You are probably going to end up with less beans if you dont consider all the angles.
Or listen to parents at your board meetings.
