Shadow Board of Education forms for Trans-Oconee Republic

As the self proclaimed Emperor of the Trans Oconee Republic, I hereby deem the shadow Board of Education appointed with Rich Clark, Ashley Hood, Chuck Toney and Kyle Martin as charter members. Their roles shall be to foster understanding between parents and teachers, administrators and the populace, to explain where our monies have been going, why we pay two Superintendents at the same time, and why Dr. Tom Dohrmann was expelled. Together we will make a better burrito than Barberitos and have school lunches kids will actually eat, covet and enjoy. Our softball coaches will no longer diddle their students, past, present or future. Our football teams will craft the offensive schemes to our quarterback's needs, creating the West Coast offense for Zach Mettenbergers. Three point lines will be painted all on basketball courts and all children will make a minimum of ten a day. The Brodrick family shall lead the entire student populace on a bike/race/jog/walk around the schools every day. Flip throws shall be instituted at an early age for all soccer players. The Marbuts will teach skateboarding. Bike/walk paths shall connect all schools. Swimming pools shall be built in all schools. Parents will be able to choose which school they want their children to attend. Hunting and gun safety will be taught in the schools as well. Cheerleading will be a major. Immediately all rubberized gym courts will be ripped up and replaced by wooden parquet courts at all locations. Regular season games and tournaments will be scheduled between all area schools, public and private. Home schooled children will be invited to participate in all extra curricular activities. Para professional teachers will be bountiful and abundant, not to mention well paid. Foreign languages will start being taught in first grade. Teachers salaries will increase and tuition remission will be enacted to retain all out of county staff's children in our system. The School of Rock will teach all kids if they want to rock, to ROCK. We shall restore our noble school system to its rightful place among the elite in the nation.

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