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In reply to the discussion: The willful race based destruction of a generation of kids [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)87. I lived in Pinellas county for 10 years from 1992-1997 and then 1999-2004
I was a district chair in the Pinellas DEC and then Public Relations chair for a while. I was acquainted with several of the school board members while I was living there and I am surprised by this. The actions taken that resulted in this catastrophe seem to have happened 3 years after I left.
Lois Lerner and Rene Flowers in particular I spoke with on occasion and I can't believe either of them allowed this to happen. I am going to see if I can talk with either of them. Flowers I don't think joined the school board until 2012 or 2013, she had other positions in Pinellas so this was probably all put into action 5 years before she got there so it will be interesting to see what she has to say if I can talk to her.
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The "feds" stepped in years ago...the district has been under court orders for a long time.
Sancho
Aug 2015
#16
"Yet, when contacted by the Times, board members distorted facts, pleaded ignorance or said they
Brickbat
Aug 2015
#21
Jeb needs to be fitted for a sandwich board with this message painted on it.
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2015
#42
yes. you and everyone here really needs to read the series of articles at the link
cali
Aug 2015
#49
i loved my integrated magnet grade school. i always gravitated to making friends w/ the black kids.
pansypoo53219
Aug 2015
#63
"thousands of children are paying the price" < No, we are all paying the price. n/t
jtuck004
Aug 2015
#65
Ah, but at the Republican debate they all insisted the feds should stay out of setting standards.
tclambert
Aug 2015
#68
If you support the Wall Street status quo, it will only get worse. This is capitalism
rhett o rick
Aug 2015
#75
Pinellas is a swing county, not sure I would call it a Liberal bastion. The city of St. Pete is
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#86
The school board members probably have heavy investments in for-profit prisons.
valerief
Aug 2015
#81