For years now, private schools have been going downhill. Sure, plenty of kids attend them with great marks. However, it's the curriculum that's been suffering. In the inner cities, this isn't too bad, because the kids are likely still getting a better education (or at least, an education in a less-disruptive atmosphere) than at a public school. However, in the suburbs, this is becoming a problem.
So, you can't imagine my recent bought of JOY when a local Catholic school (Towson Catholic) announced that it was closing its doors for good. I smiled, especially, because I have never met anybody that has attended this school whose knowledge impressed me. In fact, a lot of the people I've talked to whom attended this school we're down right stupid when it came to a quite a few subjects. However, since my joy isn't the main purpose of this diatribe, I will digress on this matter.
The school, after years of financial troubles, a fall enrollment down by 77 students (240 to 163), and a $650,000 budget shortfall, closed at the end of June.[1] Understandably, many parents were upset about this, as they now only had two months to enroll their precious snowflake children in other private schools (because they're too good to attend school with the real people of society). Many have likely already enrolled their snowflakes in a new school. However, two parents, Lois Windsor and Judy Messina, have decided that the school cannot close, as it is a breach of some sort-of unwritten contract.
The lawsuit they have filed, according The Baltimore Sun, is asking for a temporary restraining order, which will force the school not only to remain open, but to keep all of its staff on the payroll.[2]
Judy Messina's husband apparently suffers from pancreatic cancer, and the school was helping pay her daughter's tuition, which is why she is part of the lawsuit. Apparently, the school is breaching the unwritten contract they made, which is a promise to pay for the girl's tuition.
So, let me get this right: School is short $650,000 and is forced to close. Many parents enroll their children in other schools because of this. Meanwhile, two dumb bitches who can't stand to see their "special snowflake" children go to other schools (one of them would likely have to send their kid to a public school - OHNOES!) sue the school to not ONLY stay open, but to keep its current staff members.
So, in the end, the school, which was already short $650,000, is probably now short a bit more due to having an even lower enrollment for the fall due to students being enrolled elsewhere because of its "closing", might be forced to stay open (if these dumb bitches get their way) with an even larger budget shortfall. Oh, and they can't let any staff members go.
HOW THE FUCK ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO PAY THE SALARIES OF THE TEACHERS? I MEAN, FUCK, PRIVATE SCHOOLS ALREADY LACK THE PROPER FUNDING TO HAVE BOOKS THAT WERE WRITTEN IN THE LAST EIGHT YEARS... AND THIS ONE COULDN'T AFFORD TO PAY ITS TEACHERS TO BEGIN WITH... AND THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO LET ANYBODY GO (EVEN THOUGH THEY WON'T LIKELY NEED AS MANY STAFF MEMBERS IF THEY WERE ALREADY DOWN 77 STUDENTS *BEFORE* THEY CLOSED).
Lois Windsor and Judy Messina: Two people that don't understand budgets or simple economics. Perhaps two prime examples of why our economy is failing miserably.
1. http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/bal-md.fa.towson16jul16,0,5045219.story
2. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/bal-md.suit16jul16,0,3110222.story
So, you can't imagine my recent bought of JOY when a local Catholic school (Towson Catholic) announced that it was closing its doors for good. I smiled, especially, because I have never met anybody that has attended this school whose knowledge impressed me. In fact, a lot of the people I've talked to whom attended this school we're down right stupid when it came to a quite a few subjects. However, since my joy isn't the main purpose of this diatribe, I will digress on this matter.
The school, after years of financial troubles, a fall enrollment down by 77 students (240 to 163), and a $650,000 budget shortfall, closed at the end of June.[1] Understandably, many parents were upset about this, as they now only had two months to enroll their precious snowflake children in other private schools (because they're too good to attend school with the real people of society). Many have likely already enrolled their snowflakes in a new school. However, two parents, Lois Windsor and Judy Messina, have decided that the school cannot close, as it is a breach of some sort-of unwritten contract.
The lawsuit they have filed, according The Baltimore Sun, is asking for a temporary restraining order, which will force the school not only to remain open, but to keep all of its staff on the payroll.[2]
Judy Messina's husband apparently suffers from pancreatic cancer, and the school was helping pay her daughter's tuition, which is why she is part of the lawsuit. Apparently, the school is breaching the unwritten contract they made, which is a promise to pay for the girl's tuition.
So, let me get this right: School is short $650,000 and is forced to close. Many parents enroll their children in other schools because of this. Meanwhile, two dumb bitches who can't stand to see their "special snowflake" children go to other schools (one of them would likely have to send their kid to a public school - OHNOES!) sue the school to not ONLY stay open, but to keep its current staff members.
So, in the end, the school, which was already short $650,000, is probably now short a bit more due to having an even lower enrollment for the fall due to students being enrolled elsewhere because of its "closing", might be forced to stay open (if these dumb bitches get their way) with an even larger budget shortfall. Oh, and they can't let any staff members go.
HOW THE FUCK ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO PAY THE SALARIES OF THE TEACHERS? I MEAN, FUCK, PRIVATE SCHOOLS ALREADY LACK THE PROPER FUNDING TO HAVE BOOKS THAT WERE WRITTEN IN THE LAST EIGHT YEARS... AND THIS ONE COULDN'T AFFORD TO PAY ITS TEACHERS TO BEGIN WITH... AND THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO LET ANYBODY GO (EVEN THOUGH THEY WON'T LIKELY NEED AS MANY STAFF MEMBERS IF THEY WERE ALREADY DOWN 77 STUDENTS *BEFORE* THEY CLOSED).
Lois Windsor and Judy Messina: Two people that don't understand budgets or simple economics. Perhaps two prime examples of why our economy is failing miserably.
1. http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/bal-md.fa.towson16jul16,0,5045219.story
2. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/bal-md.suit16jul16,0,3110222.story
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