The Attempt To Hijack The School Board Meeting Fails

In spite of the fact that the drawings were hanging in the board office for weeks before the vote... and that the initial decision to build a new school had been made... and that members of the district had formed various committees, the two so called troublemakers on the board did their best to derail the vote over a technicality. By the way they presented themselves, it seemed as if they had never heard of the project or were never invited to offer their suggestions.
The fact is, their largest protest came from not being given exclusive opportunity to have a say in how things got done. Let's remember that they were in attendance at prior committee meetings. But seeing as how they were not treated like the royalty they seem to believe they are, they appeared ready to hijack the school board meeting. When the audience members reacted, Lynn makes a horrible comment to one of the community members. What outraged the crowd was not only the baseness of the remark or even it's mean spirited vehemence; what caused the stir was the fact that the young fellow was one of our most recent honor society graduates from the high school and had earlier in the same evening received recognition from the school board for his community service and having just achieved eagle scout from the Boy Scouts of America.

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Education

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• Roy Paul
• School Board

[dblshell]

From the School Board meeting minutes 1-22-2009...

(And the minutes confirm your attendance)

"Dr. Mauro said that the Board was sent an email, asking Board members to contact him if they are interested in being on the Building Committee that is being formed for the new Chorley Elementary School project. Board members asked if community members can be included on this committee. Dr. Mauro said that community members will be included..."

So where were you when everyone joined the committee Roy?

[dblshell]

A $63M project and there were no committees?! What planet are you living on? No drawings?! I mistakenly said they were hanging for weeks... they were actually plastered on the board's office walls FOR MONTHS!

You write: "...no initial decision to build a new school had been made"

YIKES!!!

If you had spent half the time listening to the district's business as you did running your mouth, you might be better informed! We sat in meeting after meeting for months discussing this project!!!

[MrPaulrudolph]

The biggest embarassment is one Roy Paul. He is unfit to hold office. Fortunately for the people and for the children he only has a few more months in office.

[TheKnicksfan1000]

This school board is embarrasment to middletown everysingle one of them,including Gieger and Estrada

[ccmember20]

Mr Collins is not the one making up anything. The concern is that none of this is made up. Those who are wrong and can not handle this fact are the ones threatening and yelling and making a scene for "show" !

Sad small people with no back up or sense of reality. The shame of all this is that they are encouraged by the now Mayor of the City and His city co horts!

[RPMedia1]

It amazes me that people like Richard Collins can post such videos, and add selacious comments that are untrue - and get away with it! He is clearly one angry individual with nothing else better to do and make up his own scenario and post it online as the truth. No drawings were hanging in the board office before the vote; no initial decision to build a new school had been made; and board members did not form committees. This is all a joke.

[pylinth]

TEll em, heck no we wont go