Breaking trust with the children (Gov. Davis of CA steals special-ed funds from local schools)

San Diego Union Tribune ^ | March 27, 2002 | Marsha Sutton

[John Jorsett]

Oh yeah, we want four more years of this. Vote Simon.

[tinacart]

"Return the money to the schools, governor, and restore faith."

Return the damn money to the PEOPLE it was stolen from, yes the California working class/taxpayers, and leave us the hell alone!

[Miss Marple]

Is this LEGAL? I thought money sent by the feds had to be used for the purpose for which it was intended.

Attention Bill Simon: DAVIS STEALING FROM CHILDREN!! Get those ads up pronto!!

[mdittmar]

By usurping the money, some say Davis betrayed the education community, stole from the children of California, and broke faith with those who have trusted and supported him all these years.

Just another mean spirited dem stealing from the children.

I'm sure Reuters,AP,CNN, will be all over this story.(not)

[gov_bean_ counter]

By diverting federal money earmarked specifically for special education, Davis has committed a grave injustice to the education world, and he has broken an unwritten promise with the children of this state who count on him to be fair and honorable.

He may also have violated the law. For any entity to use Federally appropriated funds in a manner inconsistent with the stated purpose is a violation of appropriations law.

[Lockbox]

How's this different from what Gov. Davis accused the power companies of last summer?

[Alissa]

I'd be curious to know if this is being reported in the LAT and San Francisco Chronicle. This sounds like the end of Davis. . .

[green team 1999]

if this is federal money for a specific program,is illegal to take it for something else!

[NormsRevenge]

GoD Bless America and Help US free our children from the grasps of these mindless nabobs in public office like GraYouT DeViou$

We should expect better then this from our elected officials..
See Bill.. See Bill Run.. Go Bill Go !!! Fight Bill Fight!! WIN BILL WIN... !!!!






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Norm

[hchutch]

Looks like Grayout Davis is screwing up. I love it!

[RayChuang88]

Looks like Grayout Davis is screwing up. I love it!

Didn't he do that already with that nasty interview he gave to the San Diego Union-Tribune recently?

[Baytoh]

Its fun watching Dimocrat Davis and the even more dim legislature figure out how to balance the budget. Except in the end you know that they will increase taxes.

[eureka!]

pingaroonie and index action...

[tbird-james]

It's my money and I'll do what I want

[IMHO]

OK, I'm confused. Should I be happier that Davis kept the money

Or that he turned it over to the whores in the Teacher's Union?

Reducing budget shortfall ( and optimistically, future taxes); Mayber he's actually done the right thing?

[John Jorsett]

The money was to reimburse the local school districts for the funds they expended in meeting federal mandates. Having Davis divert it is essentially taking it from the local taxpayers to spend it on something else. That amounts to a tax increase on the local taxpayers, and also means they won't be able to spend it on their priorities as opposed to Gray's. It may have been squandered anyway, but at least there'd have been a chance that the local school board could have been influenced. As it is, the money is out of their control.

[UserFPC]

In most school districts, special ed serves around 15% of the students, and uses more than 20% of the budget. And that doesn't include the cost of the regular ed services that special ed kids need. This program is so terribly overmandated and underfunded that even giving the schools all these new fed payments hardly covers what they'll pay out in the next year. Dump Davis.

[John Jorsett]

This program is so terribly overmandated and underfunded that even giving the schools all these new fed payments hardly covers what they'll pay out in the next year.

Yep. The article says the the $135 million doesn't come close to covering the expenses to date.

[eureka!]

Re #14 Yep. Grayout is King. Or so he thinks. It seems this week though--with this and California crime up, Simon has some good ad material. GoSimonGo...

[daviddennis]

Why the heck do we need so much for special education?

If I were spending the money, I'd spend nothing on students who can't learn, and pour my resources into those who can.

I don't understand this obsession with pouring money down the rathole of the weak, the stupid and the handicapped.

I remember seeing a course catalogue that included a three-part course on "The Exceptional Child". I thought it was going to be neat stuff for the brilliant, but it went something like this: Part I addressed disrupters. Part II addressed the retarded. Part III addressed the physically handicapped. If there was time, the gifted might get a few scraps.

What kind of pathetic society are we going to have in the future, if we give all our attention to those who don't deserve any?

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