To: Governor Chris Christie & School Development Authority CEO Marc Larkins
Chris Christie Hates Public Schools!
Governor Christie, you're playing politics with our kids again and we don't like it! Falling ceilings, broken bathrooms, and toxic materials like asbestos threaten the health, safety, and well-being of our children. Your ideological prejudice against public schools and your fondness of the for-profit charter school model may line the pockets of your politically connected supporters, but it's putting our children in danger! FIX OUR SCHOOLS NOW!
Why is this important?
When Governor Christie took office in 2010, he pulled plans to renovate or rebuild Trenton Central High School. Nearly four years later that school – and schools across New Jersey - have continued to crumble while Christie’s appointed CEO of the School Development Authority - Marc Larkins – drags his feet and stalls repair efforts at every chance he gets.
Now the Times of Trenton is reporting that the Trenton Public Schools are taking the School Development Authority to court pointing to the fact that the SDA has ignored the ‘abysmal, deplorable and dangerous conditions’ in the public schools.
Newark Public Schools are in the same state of deterioration – walls and ceilings are falling in, bathrooms are broken and toxic materials like flaking and cracked asbestos still line aging pipes and fire barriers.
The physical conditions of our public schools create awful learning environments for public school students and literally threaten the health, safety and well-being of our children. Without repairs in public schools across the state, it’s only a matter of time before students are injured by a falling ceiling or poisoned by asbestos or toxic mold.
Governor Christie and Marc Larkins are bad for our public schools, bad for our children and bad for New Jersey! Please join our effort to hold them accountable and create safe and healthy learning environments for our kids!
In Solidarity,
Trina Scordo
Executive Director
NJ Communities United
Now the Times of Trenton is reporting that the Trenton Public Schools are taking the School Development Authority to court pointing to the fact that the SDA has ignored the ‘abysmal, deplorable and dangerous conditions’ in the public schools.
Newark Public Schools are in the same state of deterioration – walls and ceilings are falling in, bathrooms are broken and toxic materials like flaking and cracked asbestos still line aging pipes and fire barriers.
The physical conditions of our public schools create awful learning environments for public school students and literally threaten the health, safety and well-being of our children. Without repairs in public schools across the state, it’s only a matter of time before students are injured by a falling ceiling or poisoned by asbestos or toxic mold.
Governor Christie and Marc Larkins are bad for our public schools, bad for our children and bad for New Jersey! Please join our effort to hold them accountable and create safe and healthy learning environments for our kids!
In Solidarity,
Trina Scordo
Executive Director
NJ Communities United