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Evidently,
MOST of the Waukegan residents are satisfied with the LOW test results at our Waukegan schools (2nd only to North Chicago) ....
MOST of the Waukegan residents are PROUD of our 66.8% High School GRADUATION RATE we achieved in 2007-08 ....
MOST of the Waukegan residents are EXCITED about our TRUANCY rate (the HIGHEST in Illinois) ....
This is VERY SAD ....
As one of the School Board candidates said at the COSLA Candidates Forum, "As the schools go, so goes the CITY"
GOOD LUCK, WAUKEGAN !
Look forward to MORE of the SAME!
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Everybody on this forum had enough information to clean house at Waukegan Public Schools - if the information provided by me on this board had been pursued by just a handful of citizens. I presented a wealth of information about their wrongdoing over the previous year. The citizens of Waukegan did not seem to be interested in cleaning house or holding the board, board attorney or administration accountable.
The only reason any of them are still here is the citizens of Waukegan choose not to do anything about it. You can change this situation anytime you like. You've heard the cold hard truth about their lies from the mouths of Batiste and Hawn and you let it slide. Again all you need to do is decide to investigate and follow through. If you are really unhappy and want to do something about it, you already have the means to remove the entire board, board attorney, Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, Executive Director of HR, Executive Director of Technology, Director of Business Services and a few others as well. The election hasn't changed your ability to hold them accountable.
If the citizens of Waukegan want to clean house and start over with competent ethical moral lawful experienced educators then it is within your reach to do so. Or you can do nothing. It's your school, your children, your tax dollars and your decision to let them stay or show them the door.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere / Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter / Injustice must be exposed, with all the tension its exposure creates - Martin Luther King Jr.
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The public has spoken........they're either pleased with the current board or just don't care.........either way the result is the same and the news is not good.
I think this one's over folks.
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Curious, I disagree that it's over with. I can understand why you would feel that way. I just disagree that the citizens of the district are powerless to change the current situation. And this can be changed easily, very easily. All it takes, all it ever takes - is a handful of citizens that want to hold them accountable. They are spending your money on attorneys to hide their actions against you from you. Shouldn't you defend yourselves and stop them from spending your tax dollars on legal fees and increased liability?
A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead
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Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere / Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter / Injustice must be exposed, with all the tension its exposure creates - Martin Luther King Jr.
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WOW! What an excellent statement! I agree with everything you said, except it's over. I do agree that the election is over. Holding them accountable for their actions is just getting started, if I have to continue it all by myself.
Your statement really captured the situation.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere / Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter / Injustice must be exposed, with all the tension its exposure creates - Martin Luther King Jr.
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With all due respect freedom,
I sincerely don't wish to be harsh, however, in past months, you have posted long and loud about issues that you believe to be not only unjust, but illegal and for all practical purposes you have not been able to get results from Madigan's or Waller's office(s) or had success in any court of law which would vindicate you and your wife (as well as nail the administrators and board members that you have identified). So what makes you say that things can change ??
Sometimes the bad guys win.
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Maybe Mr. Freedom's case only exists in his mind
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Curious - that's a great question. I believe it has already changed. Your statement regarding results is not quite correct. The first part of my complaint to their office has been very succesful. The second is in process and I expect that it will also be very succesful. I'll will share that as soon as I get it back hopefully in a week or two.
Ohbrother - Your post ignores Batiste's full confession and his efforts to go backwards afterwards. Maybe you missed it in other posts. You can hear him admit that he confessed and blame the "going backwards" on the board. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkkXGtdnXLY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkkXGtdnXLY</a><!-- m -->
Isn't a confession from Batiste enough?
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere / Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter / Injustice must be exposed, with all the tension its exposure creates - Martin Luther King Jr.
