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R_At1antis OP t1_iut504w wrote

Reply to comment by bodhipooh in How should parents weigh BOE candidates? by R_At1antis

Thanks - good thoughts. Also, to clarify my point above, I’m saying my school tax levy is less than private school tuition for two children.

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bodhipooh t1_iuth6g2 wrote

This is quite literally the mentality that got us to this situation. As long as others were footing the bill, and the impact of ridiculous spending was not noticed (or, perhaps more accurately, ignored) by residents, the BOE kept pushing the boundaries of their budgets.

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R_At1antis OP t1_iutkbvk wrote

Look I certainly understand the frustration - I am simply pessimistic about the likelihood of fixing an urban school district in the US over the course of the five years my children are likely to attend elementary school here.

PS16 is probably one of the best zoned urban elementary schools in the entire country, and certainly the state of NJ - I am sufficiently impressed the BoE has not ruined it, I’m not looking for miracles.

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