The Court of Appeals heard from Jefferson County parents yesterday and it was quite a show. You already know about those parents, don’t you? They want something really simple. They just want to send Junior to the neighborhood school instead of putting the little feller on a two-hour round-trip commute everyday. Easier said than done!
Don’t even waste your time reading about the Court of Appeals hearing in the Crapola-Journal ‘cuz …
Here’s what Judge Kelly Thompson had to say to JCPS’ hired help, Byron Leets – and the bold is mine:
THOMPSON: My concern is an attitude of what I perceive after reading these cases over and over of a school board that gives lip service to the courts. And I don’t believe your new plans have been in compliance with the directives of the previous judges. And they stated that a 51 percent black school is not in violation of the constitution, that is specifically stated by Judge Roberts, but you keep coming back with a 50 percent plan of quotas. And why? Is it the school board? Is it your consultants? I don’t know why a reputable group of people like this would ignore – I would take seriously the Supreme Court of the United States even if it was a 4-4-1 decision when it gave me some directions. And I’d get rid of the quotas. The quotas were ruled illegal by Judge Heyburn. They were ruled illegal by Judge Roberts. And you still have them. Why?
The Court of Appeals basically delivered a two-hour paddling to JCPS – TWO HOURS! I’m going whittle the two-hour slugfest down to a few cringeworthy posts and you nice people need to tell all of your friends about JCPS’ really bad hair day.
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Make a kitty
(Still here. Glad to see you back. Love the fact that you’re of the feminine persuasion. You know what they say about well-behaved women and history…)
“I hear the train a’ comin’…”
JCPS has been too cute by half and skirted the legalities of this issue for far too long. Glad someone other than the taxpayers (with our dollar increases/yr) has had enough and will possibly put an end to this charade.
Incidentally, we now homeschool and have done so for three years because of this monstrosity called JCPS. I will gladly pay my taxes to keep my kids out of those petri dishes. But, it still chaps my arse daily to read what is going on.
Wish J. Bruce and Teddy all the luck in the world.
Hawkeyed! *hug*hug*hug*!! Glad YOU’RE back!
I never understood why JCPS was allowed to openly defy the SCOTUS decision for FOUR YEARS. Looks like the Court of Appeals judges are wondering the same thing.
GO TEDDY GORDON AND J.BRUCE MILLER!
Well, that blows my theory! If I was a betting woman (which I am not…not a bettor I am a woman) I would have bet my only child that Hawkeyed was responsible for Education Voodoo!!! I was so sure it was you…now I must go and question myself.
Is there any possibility you two were separated at birth?
P.S. My co-workers and I thoroughly enjoy your pictures and their descriptions. I hang them on my door. Bad hair kitty is getting ready to enjoy her 15 minutes of fame. She is a girl, isn’t she???
Cathi
(separated at birth?)
I’ve wondered the same thing.
I truly love this blog.
I appreciate a straight-shooter who can back-up what she says with data AND snark.
LOVE IT!!!! So, I guess that means Bad Hair Kitty is a boy! Poor Bad Hair Kitty first he has to face the Court of Appeals and now his gender is being questioned! Scandalous!
Cathi