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St. Louis City Elected School Board Resolution
St. Louis City Public Schools Elected Board Does Not Support Proposition S!
The St. Louis Elected Board of Education clarifies that it does not support the school bond issue on the August 3, 2010.
On Wednesday July 28, 2010 the Elected Board of Education held a special meeting at the Carpenter Branch Library and approved the following resolution:.
Resoltion On the Proposed School Bond Issue On August 2010 Ballot
Whereas, SAB member Richard Gaines has implied that the elected St. Louis Board of Education supports the school bond issue on the August 3 ballot; and
Whereas, the operations of St. Louis Public Schools are in the throes of a financial crisis that is forcing the district to increase class sizes; eliminate teaching positions and support services; and reduce courses, summer school and enrichment activities and bonds cannot be used to hire teachers, reduce class sizes, increase enrichment activities or expand pre-school or otherwise solve the district's financial crisis; and
Whereas, the state appointed board (SAB) has a record of poor fiscal management and consistent with that is running a misleading campaign for the bond issue and has declined to publicly specify how and where the bond money would be spend; and
Whereas, there are lingering questions about political or personal favoritism in awarding construction-related contracts by the SAB;
Therefore, be it resolved that the elected St. Louis Board of Education clarifies that it does not support the school bond issue on the August 2010 ballot.
Be it also resolved that the elected St. Louis Board of Education authorizes the officers of the board to disseminate this clarification to local news media and answer any questions the board may receive about it.
From ACTION ReUnion 2010 (RiverCity Examiner August Edition 2010)

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