As a lifetime Democrat and former School Board member, I was disappointed when I read the list of voting recommendations of the Culver City Democratic Club. (See Community Update.)
The Club endorsed a vote No on Prop. 38, on school funding.
The passage of Prop 38 can be beneficial to the School District. Every year, the Culver City Education Foundation, school booster clubs and the PTA spend countless parent hours raising funds that add up to less than $400,000. However, if Prop. 38 is passed by voters next Tuesday, it would bring in an estimated $6.5 million for Culver City schools.
The Democratic Club’s opposition to Prop. 38, in my opinion, is putting politics before student needs.
This is especially disappointing considering that our School Board President Karlo Silbiger has been a longtime leader and past president of the Club.
It is also sadly reminiscent of the ambivalence School Board member Patricia Sievers showed toward this essential increased funding for schools at last Tuesday’s School Board meeting. Basically, the Club followed Gov. Brown’s party line of Yes on Prop 30 and No on 38.
I believe that is a disservice to our public school children here in Culver City and in our state, now and in the foreseeable future.
Prop. 38 is the only proposition supported by the state Parent Teachers Assn. It was also endorsed by United Parents of Culver City. For more information on UPCC, see UnitedParentsCulverCity.com.
This is an example of politicians disappointing parents.
We need true parent-advocates, not politicians, deciding the fate of our students. Please vote Yes on Props. 30 and 38.
Ms. Ehrlich may be contacted at PMSHA@aol.com
