Posted by Assemblyman Curt Hagman at 12:00 am on Jun 19, 2009 Comments Off on Long Summer for School Kids? Blame the Red-Tape
On the rare occasion where all parties involved in a situation
can come to a common-sense solution, time is of the essence.
Recently an accounting error by the Chino Valley Unified School
District has caused quite a stir in our community. The school
district has come across an error in its bell schedule, and
consequently fourth through sixth graders at two elementary schools
were a few minutes short of instructional minutes on several
shortened days.
Currently, if no action is taken, the school year will be
extended 34 days to make up the time lost due to this mistake.
These make up days would be mandatory for all fourth- through
sixth-graders at those two elementary schools. Aside from the
fact that these school kids are paying for the mistakes of
irresponsible adults, it is astounding for me to learn about all
the regulatory red-tape we impose on our local school
districts. I understand the need for rules and regulations,
but it should also be obvious to even the most ignorant of
observers that this mistake was not made with malicious intent.
With bi-partisan support, support from the school board, the
school district superintendent and the local… Read More