That is where many legislators will find themselves next year when they have to vote on a bill loosening reporting requirements for so called dangerous situations such as the one in the Christina school district where a 6 year cub scout brought his pocket knife to use at lunch. He has been summarily bounced from FIRST GRADE for 45 days as a result.
The mother and father have since proven themselves to be rather media savvy as the New York Times, O’Reilly and Good Morning America have run the story.
The CSD faults the legislators for forcing this on them and leaving them no options which is a 125% lie. Last year the General Assembly passed a wriggle room bill which the CSD chose to ignore.
And this is why.
The districts want 125% total freedom to choose how the law is applied. They will use this as a case to regain their autonomy because this will stop law suits like the one Colonial is facing for giving a kid a bogus diploma because he was shot in the back at a basketball game. They kicked him out after the ACLU got involved, he was reinstated. ( I have to ask why because they gave him a diploma last year)
So now the CSD is using a 6 year old for their own gain.
That’s bad enough but any incumbent who votes for looser reporting will see direct mail pieces from their challenger which reads likes this: While your kid was in school Sen X voted to allow violent criminals to roam the halls.
This is called being between and rock and a hard place. Tonight’s raucous CSD school board meeting will be well attended and look for a few local legislative challengers to emerge from it. The phones have been ringing all day and 3 meetings have been held since 1:00 with prospective challengers for 2 Newark areas reps.
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