Lunatics harrassing board members?
I was talking with some family friends last night and the wife of the couple was warning me to be ready for total lunatics harassing me if/when I end up being elected to one of the open spots on the Higley schools governing board in November. She served on a school board for a term and said people can get crazy when it come to local politics and school district decisions. It sounded like some weird form of road rage to me — maybe “school district rage” or something.
What do you think? Are there all sorts of nutjobs out here in HUSD I would have to deal with as a board member? (Not that it will stop me from running but I don’t relish the thought either…)
Peggy:
I do think you will encounter a handful of parents who will get ticked off (for one reason or another, with a school or staff member) and who will be unable to see the big picture, thus making them seem like selfish nutjobs, even if that is not their intent.
However, I believe that our schools and our staff need backing, support and consistency from the HUSD administration and board. (Lack of support is the main reason for high teacher/staff turnover- in my opinion).
October 15, 2008, 2:49 amOf course there will be instances in which an irrate parent will need to escalate an issue he/she is having with a school to a higher power, but that is kind of why the community elects a board- a sort of “checks and balance” to ensure that everyone is following the rules- administration/teachers/staff AND students.