Schools haven’t been in session since mid-March. It seems that a good portion of the property taxes I paid, of which 75% was designated for schools, will not be needed this year. I’ve requested a refund for my over-payment. Unsurprisingly, I haven’t heard back from the Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Education or the Franklin County Board of Education. The board traditionally increases the school tax rate every year by the maximum amount. Realistically, I expect no refund for this year and another tax increase for next year. The Franklin County Board of Education serves only as a rubber-stamp to the Superintendent.
Jefferson County spends a *substantial* amount of money on busing students, some of which have to ride an hour each way because of desegregation rules.
At the hearings, one tax payer asked the board what they did with this money and the other money not spent because the schools were empty. Think of the utilities costs for a school system of this size.
Deaf ears.
It often seems to me that some of the most arrogant and amoral people in our society are in charge of the so called education of our children. Our daughter is 36 and I have been grateful every single day since she was 16 and headed off to college that we homeschooled her. I won’t say we sacrificed because it was instead the most rewarding experience of our lives. There is literally no dollar amount that equals the benefits to her in life.