HankHill's Blog

Maybe no one really gives a BLEEP!

Maybe when your kids are out of school and you just do not care any more.
You still pay though!

Maybe when you don't have kids you just don't care.
You still pay though!

Insanity or stupidity is defined by doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result.

Go ahead and vote yes for the school bonds. Do you really think anything is going to change?

Consider voting NO. Do it for the kids

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I am with you. By the way the school bonds are being promoted, "you are against the kids if you vote no". Many people I have talked with are asking the same question you just raised about the lottery money.

I appreciciate your thoughts on this. After watching the boob tube last night the COO for GCSS said this bond money is only half of what they actually need.

People you had better wake up because you have been told another bond is coming.

My position is that I want to see responsible school management. I know that is asking for to much, but why can not we as citizens of Guilford County expect this.

Every new school that is built is a different architectural design. That means paying an architect to design each one. Some of these schools have very high ceilings. This cost more to heat and maintain. Some examples of the lack of concern for our tax dollars by GCSS. Do you realize that some of the architects used in design are not from Guilford county? Do you realize labor chosen to do this work in many cases is not from Guilford county.

You may say it is about the money and lower construction cost. My reply would be that the GCSS is out of touch with the needs of the children and residents of Guilford County. Though they have the money to put banners in front of schools saying "if the bonds pass this school will receive so much of the money"

It is about the money for sure. Certainly it is not for the children.

HH...I just have a problem in general with the way government operates, period! Our pockets have been robbed so much that people are suffering and they want a school bond to pass! Here we are worrying about gas prices and keeping food on the table and they want us to pass a school bond to cover for their blunder! Puleeze! If you want more money for schools, then spend the money you do get more wisely! Stop trying to build more expensive "beautiful" schools and build practical, low maintenance, high capacity schools to start with! The beauty of a school doesn't help our children. What we need is better planning and better use of the funds available. Why aren't we rebuilding schools by using alternative energy sources like solar, etc.? Same behaviors...same result. Think a little and change behavior, you might getter more for your money and taxpayers more than willing to help!

Why do we need these school bonds? According to some of our gubernatorial candidates we have enough money to provide free community college tuition, surely then we ought to have enough money to provide adequately for out K-12 schools. We shouldn't have to send our elementary school kids out selling overpriced candy and our teachers shouldn't have to send home supply lists because apparently the money is there .... it's just not being used where it needs to be used.

I am still at a loss as to who is responsible for the under insuring of EGHS. Someone needs be held accountable..At this point it is either the late great TG or the school Board..someone needs to do a complete review and give us the facts...