Signatures to Support Our Children, Our Future, Education, and Moral Standards in Schools!!

The WCSD needs to do what is best in the education of all it’s students.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos must be investigated for: CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS - Betsy DeVos ordered the Office of Civil Rights to dismiss thousands of cases that were backlogged and rolled back Title IX rules that have a major impact on women and LGBTQ students. CORRUPTION - Betsy DeVos dismantled the unit that investigates fraud at for-profit colleges just weeks after hiring former for-profit college officials to sit in top positions at the Department of Education. ILLEGALLY DELAYED LOAN FORGIVENESS - Betsy DeVos intentionally delayed debt relief for students defrauded by shutdown for-profit schools. The Inspector General urged the Department to move on a backlog of debt relief claims, but many people are still waiting for their applications to be reviewed. CONFLICT OF INTEREST - Betsy DeVos used the Department to award a multi-million dollar student loan debt collection contract to a private company with financial ties to DeVos. The contract was canceled after growing pressure. Make no mistake, this isn’t the only investigation that matters. The Inspector General has been called to investigate the Education Department for illegally using Americans’ financial data. Auditors are also looking into misuse of tax dollars by Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. In fact, Inspectors General are currently investigating at least five cabinet officials for ethics violations. Abuse of power, in any form, cannot be ignored. The Inspector General must perform a thorough review of Betsy DeVos’ internal emails, policy documents, meeting agendas, guest lists, and more. No one is above the law. Now is the time to investigate Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

Support the Board of Education.

Recently we have found out that we are not allowed to decorate the graduation caps, which we are required to buy and own after graduation. However, in many schools, these decorations can serve as a representation of individuality and personal perseverance. Help the graduating class of 2018, along with future classes, earn the privilege of decorating the top of our caps.

As Mr. Segovia's 3rd period class, we want to see him succeed because he has devoted his time to make sure we succeed.

The teachers, administrators, and parents of the Waterloo Central School District fully support Terri Bavis as superintendent, leader of our district. We are urging the Board of Education to sign her contract that was already approved at the January BOE meeting and printed in the paper! We feel it would be devastating to our students, faculty, and community to lose her as our leader.

For many years, we, the students of North Star Academy, have had to consume subpar lunches. We work incredibly hard and deserve a proper lunch to help us better focus in school.

Little Silver contributes nearly 22 million in tax dollars to the state of NJ, but receives less than $400,000 annually for our schools. 94.3% of our district’s budget comes from our local tax base. Despite our high property taxes, to meet the 2018-2019 budget, the district was forced to cut two teaching positions, one administrative position and one support staff member. Three additional teaching positions and one support staff position were reduced to part-time. The health of our schools affects every resident of Little Silver. We need our legislators to IMMEDIATELY reform the funding process for school districts like Little Silver.

Mental health education is not mandatory in Florida schools in spite of the well- documented need. Educating our youth on facts and behaviors will encourage open discussion and promote a greater understanding of mental health.

Our public sector workers are among the most dedicated in the nation, but they are among the worst paid in the nation. South Carolinians deserve the best, so we support raising their salaries to at least the national average for their positions.

We cannot believe any truthfully informed Governing Board would take such an action for the following reasons: 1. Since Ricardo Garcia took over the coaching position the record of our school wrestling program has improved exponentially. Three years ago, the team had one win with 5 losses in league and was 36th in the Central Coast Section Championships. The last two years the team has finished with 5 wins and one loss in league. In the CCS, the team has finished top 7 in the section. 2. Mr. Garcia has shown organizational skills unmatched by others. For example, he has created a club that sends our young wrestlers to other countries for cultural exchanges programs. In 2016, the LG Wrestling Club visited Santiago, Cuba. In 2017, the club traveled to Guadalajara, México. This summer 2018, the club will be traveling to the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador. Over the last three years, over 50 LG Wrestling Club members have traveled abroad on exchange teams through these programs. 3. He has created procedures and safeguards for our wrestlers that are unmatched by other schools. He organized a binder with safety data sheets that provide vital information with all the chemicals that are used in the wrestling room. In addition, he prepared a sanitation log that required staff members to sign and document each time the room was used and properly cleaned for the next group of wrestlers. 4. He has the respect of all the wrestling coaches in our district. The coaches at Wilcox, Fremont, Milpitas, Gunn, to name a few. 5. He has national and international wrestling experience at the highest levels that give our students the best chance for success. He was a Junior College All American Wrestler, competed in the 1994 NCAA Div. I Wrestling Finals, represented México in the 1990 World Championships, finished 4th in the Pan American Championships nearly qualifying for the 2000 Olympics. Over the last ten years, he has traveled with over 250wrestlers to the following countries: México, Spain, Perú, Japan, Cuba, and Ecuador. 6. We believe that Mr. Perrotti has removed Mr. Garcia to bring in another wrestling coach from outside the district because a few rich people want the coach of their choice. That is Greg Varella the former coach at Gilroy High School. 7. While our culture worships money, we believe that allowing this to happen sends the wrong message to our students regarding honor, hard work and integrity. 8. We are outraged that this had been done in secret and behind closed doors. Coach Garcia deserves better.