re: How to kill St.George.

I know taxes will go up. Anyone who didn't believe that is ignorant.


I know EBR is't the worst or most dangerous. National Merit and AP fellas bringing up them scores. I would have to bet that the lower and middle range scores at other schools are better than those at the ebr public schools.

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Reames239, you are buying into the lies of the St. G leaders. Lie #1, Ebrpss is the worst, most dangerous school district in the country. Fact, Ebrpss is ranked in the middle of state rankings and ranks in the top 25% of large urban districts nationally. Lie #2, you can not get a quality education in Ebrpss. Fact, Ebrpss has consistantly produced more National Merit and Advanced Placement scholars than all of the ISDs and private schools in EBR combined. Lie #3, taxes won't go up. Fact, The state constitution will require the area to continue to fund parish offices as well as establish several municipal offices. More govt= more taxes. Also, the individual school scores have not improved (considering overall growth in ebr and state scores) since leaving ebr. Central High and Zachary High were both A schools when they were in Ebrpss.

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Lie 4, We Are Better Together. The fact is children in the EBRSS aren't together, they are separated and you have a duel system of sorts.

The fortunate kids get in a magnet school or in a gifted program. The others get to go to inferior schools, with inferior teachers and students who need to be removed from mainstream schools.

Lie #5, we now have neighborhood schools; but when you look at a map and see the high school districts you see that is completely false. The same applies somewhat to the middle schools and elementary schools and that's why we still have fleets of busses crisscrossing the parish.

Lie #6 EBRSS isn't that bad, it ranks in the middle of the other state public school system. The fact is La. as a state ranks near the bottom. If you are happy that we are in the middle of the pack statewide in a state near the bottom, then fine; however, I'm not happy. Not after the parish leaders promised me much more before I voted substantial tax increases for better schools, better teachers, and better school discipline.