More to come later, but Wake County school board members and Superintendent Tony Tata offered apologies tonight for the way bus service operated last week and the long registration lines at Central Office.
Words like "dismal," "unacceptable" and "failure" were used to describe the bus service last week. Board members Christine Kushner and Jim Martin called for an independent audit of the transportation department.
Along with the apologies, the new Democratic school board members blamed the bus and registration problems on the choice plan and changes made in student assignment by the former GOP majority. This drew a sharp response from the Republican board members.
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Wed, 09/05/2012 - 13:09 — SideburnsFeeder patterns, in the new plan, helped controlled capacity. Choice was still allowed outside the defined pattern. Should it just be a free-for-all and open choice for all?
Was Apex HS on your list of choices?
Not sure what previous question you mean.
Woody -- You Forgot "Race Hustler"
Tue, 09/04/2012 - 20:09 — Just_ask_RonThis message can't be from you Woody because you didn't use the phrase "race huslter."
I don't detect any race
Tue, 09/04/2012 - 20:21 — woodstockI don't detect any race hustling here, just stupidity and political grandstanding on the part of some of the Democrat, GSIW-influenced board members.
I am sure there will be plenty of race hustling later, however, so stay tuned.
"dismal," "unacceptable" and "failure"
Tue, 09/04/2012 - 19:13 — FSandYOUcould be used to describe the very people that used those words.
They COULD HAVE stopped this terrible plan. They COULD HAVE done just about anything, but THEY CHOSE to sit on their hands and allow this terrible assignment plan continue and this transportation disaster to occur.
Now how are they going to pay for it AND how are they going to convince the public to vote yes when it's obvious they, as a board and a school system, have no idea what they are doing?
Agreed. It is going to be
Tue, 09/04/2012 - 21:09 — mevans27587Agreed. It is going to be hard to pass a bond when all the citizens see is the amount of waste. I am staggered by the amount of waste that happened with the choice plan.
Please elaborate with the
Tue, 09/04/2012 - 22:34 — jeffrey1Please elaborate with the waste associated with the choice plan. Use dollar values if you can.