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JerryB (Anonymous) says…

Does the city of Tonganoxie have a sidewalk snow removal policy in place? In reading more about the Lawrence policy on the LJWorld site, it had me thinking about the fact that most sidewalks I've seen this winter have never been cleared during any of the number of snowstorms we've seen.

JerryB (Anonymous) says…

Why was a simple, straightforward letter not send home with students on Monday explaining the situation?

In most school districts, that is the norm: when an incident as significant and concerning as this comes about, parents, students, and the community are informed as soon as possible as to the situation, the consequences, and the plans to mitigate any potential harm.

This is not a “privacy” issue as it has been reported. Parents are not insisting on knowing this student's name or any other identifiable specifics - but they DO have a right to know more about the incident and what has been done about it. And they have a right to hear that on Monday morning, not via the Tuesday evening news.

JerryB (Anonymous) says…

Why is a straight-up refund not the option that is being proposed by the superintendent? A reduction in tax rates over the next two years would be far from equitable considering many people by and sell property in the interim.

Those that would sell property within the next two years would lose out because they overpaid and they'd never see the return…those that purchase property would stand to gain from this error by paying reduced rates (rates that were subsidized by those the former group) for the next couple of years. It seems as though the most equitable (and likely, most legally appropriate) way to approach this error would be to make available a refund as soon as possible rather than some later reduced rate.

When a store overcharges me for an item and I call them on it, I don't want a gift certificate to the store for some later purchase, I want the money back that is rightfully mine to begin with.