BRATTLEBORO — There has been considerable debate relative to private schools and their supporters' reluctance toward the state Board of Education's proposed 2200-series rules on nondiscrimination:
As parents of two children enrolled in public school, we are concerned about a clear lack of equity in education.
We are also dumbfounded by the lack of ethics and mores of those who seek to protect private schools and the status quo at the cost of, and causing harm to, people who are poor, disadvantaged, and disabled. We all are responsible for the education of all of our children.
The proposed rules are designed to ensure educational equity and the transparent use of public funds. Who can be against open admissions, fairness in education, and attributable administration?
We are a free and democratic society. How can it possibly be seen to be OK that public money could be taken by private interests and used by and for a few against the rest?
We condemn the lack of democracy, the indecency, and the prejudice of the private schools and their supporters - particularly many on the Senate Education Committee - who seek to denude Act 46 and legitimize inequality and injustice.