WEST DUMMERSTON — Act 46 was originally written to cut administrative costs, which had run rampant. Instead, community schools are being forced to close. This goes against the original intent of the act.
Something has gone amok. Before the education of students is further negatively impacted, before families are stressed unnecessarily, before more local control is taken, there needs to be a moratorium against any further action.
It is not necessary to eliminate schools in order to cut administrative costs. Businesses adjust spending all the time without adverse consequences.
And there is nothing wrong with pausing to get more information and studying alternative solutions.
This is far too big a deal to continue forward with a law that clearly is not producing the desired results and is clearly unpopular.