"Who's Calling the Shots?" While CT's Region One Budget is Up for Debate (and a Vote in May 2018), Concerned Community Members are Promoting a NO Vote and Monitoring Meetings

 What's school got to do with court? Apparently a few correlations as in following the law is sometimes done..and often not done.

Whose keeping track of any particular path a regional school district is on? In the hills of northwest CT people have been taking a more vocal stance on how the regional school system, particularly the high school that serves six towns, is operating from the top down

. There are key players in terms of administrative roles as well as the people in those roles that have been discussed at length for years.

While the former often controversial Superintendent of many years recently stepped down, the new one does not seem to be faring much better.

Even though a well-intended change was introduced to help more students achieve passing grades (and do so in ways that might help them become more invested in their class work), the change was implemented too quickly and amidst protests from a few key parties--teachers, students and parents. Some say less is being taught yet costin g the tax payers more.

Some athletes who were not meeting minimum grade points were at risk to not be able to participate.

These are some topics I picked up on and there is a facebook page to keep people informed. Links to meetings which are videotaped are on www.catv6.com as well.

At one meeting it seemd the ABC (All Board Chairs) Committee did not want to publicize the review of the Superintendent's role in her first year.

Some say that is against the FOI, Freedom of Information Act and is one of other such requests not being honored as it should be legally.

The attorney for the towns spke of the concerned citizen group as 'troublemakers' apparently at minute 53 during that meeting  on 4-25-18(about the review report.)

The following is my FB post about that and as usual more..as I felt was important (and yes led to other topics, fyi so fasten your seatbelt and get your popcorn, pen and paper. maybe a GPS for Albany NY..I'll explain)

Likely the attorney and others seeking to present facts without bias would benefit from writing out their comments in advance and having them screened for bias, insult and violation of laws. These kinds of 'egregious errors and dark dynamics' happen very often in our 'esteemed courts of law.'

I have learned that an attorney is actually supposed to educate a judge about pertinent laws and statutes and appropriate ways to apply them. In a strange way these conflicts are getting many more people to get involved, educated and ready to advocate for the greater good.

That said, with the editorial in the Lakeville Journal recommending passing the budget but taking these concerns into consideration, it may be likely that's how it goes. Meanwhile, in terms of educating the women and girls in the area (and any others who identify as female) it may be worth everyone's while, safety, and investment to learn about the dynamics of 'male violence against females and children..and pets and property.'

I realize this forum is primarily about the education of our students, but this critical topic cannot be covered in our school systems in any honest, forthright manner. It's not taught in colleges either or through most domestic violence agencies or in custody and divorce or even marriage or parenting programs.

Anything that criticizes the government can be grounds for cutting funding of those organizations. Yet that is precisely what needs to be done to begin to remedy legal matters for our the most vulnerable in not only family courts but schools, military, work place and other venues.

Thought I'd take a chance and advocate for such education even as one to pursue online through helpful sites such as www.lundybancroft.com and BMCC (Battered Mothers Custody Conference, which is held in Albany NY in early May 2018, open to the public to learn more.)

Very alarming trends more young women really deserve to learn as well as youth in general who are often left without their protective mother (or in much smaller numbers, father) while the courts ignore or dismiss concerns for safety predictably. Likely that info can motivate more families, school and even faith groups and towns to bridge the gap of missing information and leeway of allowing a lot of control and abuse to fester 'just under the radar'. And that's of people from many age groups and walks of life. Again thanks for letting me put this info out there..and there's more on my blog www.livfully.org about other ways to Craft Safety PLANS (People Learning and Living with Agreements and Networking through School and Society)