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Updated: 8:28 PM Aug 26, 2008
Driver's Ed Program Loses Vehicles to Budget Cuts
Some major changes to the high school driver's education program have some people questioning whether schools are sacrificing student safety. School officials say they're doing everything they can with the budgets they've been given. Posted: 7:44 PM Aug 26, 2008 Drivers' Ed |
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what a shame. kids need to learn the correct way to drive, rules of the road. look how many kid die on the roads driving. america really need to remember how important education is, there lot more money to cut then schools. schools should always have programs they need.
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Mr.McCalister has just signed several young students Death Certificates, by not allowing the extra $5 to be charged for the Driver's Ed classes. Without the chance to drive a car,and parents not being able to afford the insurance rates to teach their children,these kids will get their licenses and be killed within their first year, whether they are 16 or 18 when they get licenses. I used to teach Driver's Ed.in Missouri, and they would allow the children to take their classes on regular streets around the schools. Here, when my children took Driver's Ed.,I had to finish their education, because it was lacking in safety. Both of mine,learned everything required and more. They passed their test with flying colors. I even was asked to teach their friends and have.It's part of life, insurance will be higher, if we don't teach our children correctly.Parents,get out there and be parents.Teach your children! McCalister, you have lost all respect from people, these days. Students need cars!
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What happened to parents taking their own kids out driving in their own cars?
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Alot of people are complaining that they are having to cut budgets due to the 1/2 sales tax not being renewed...well, I don't think so. I remember driving cars in Driver's Ed with Coach Seal at Bay High...and that was way before the 1/2 sales tax ever went into effect! There was money in the budget prior tot he 1/2 cent sales tax for cars...so where has it gone?
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How is it that the Bay Co. School system is belly aching and complaining there is no money and wanting to close down schools, but yet there is a new Bay Co. School being built on Co. Rd 2321, Deerpoint Dam Road? Deerpoint Elementary is the name of the new school. Where is the funding coming from. And now they're wanting to possibly cut Drivers Ed. because of car problems....Go Figure?!?
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I think it's sad that kids can't have the opportunity to have hands on experience when it comes to driver's ed. There must be some car dealerships that could donate a few cars to the school to help these soon-to-be adults the opportuniy to learn in a safe manner so they don't have to "wing" the driving on their own and possibly not being taught proper driving skills!
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Where are all the creative thinkers? New vehicles can be obtained from the myriad of dealerships, who would be more than willing to donate a car, or cars for the students. What about the rental agencies in the area? Has anyone tapped them for a deleted rental vehicle? Enterprise Rent-A-Car made $11 Billion last year. Did anyone ask them to donate a car as a community service? What about a vehicle that was confiscated by local law enforcement? Has anyone asked local repair shops to donate periodic maintainence for the vehicles? As educators, y'all are a sorry lot. Quit whining and hit the bricks. Do something positive for your students instead of wringing your hands and hanging your heads, complaining about the lack of funding.
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Another Mosley student gets into a car accident on the way home from school yesterday, causing injury to one of them, and the schools want to cut drivers ed. How many more dead and injured kids do they want?
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