05 March, 2008
That Explains The Commotion
Simon and I were awakened from our nap by shouting and horns honking and the sound of a helicopter overhead. Turns out there was a mass student walkout by students from Encinal High School (Hi D!), protesting the huge proposed state budget cuts.
California's budget is seriously fucked up and I don't see a way out of it where a lot of deserving and in-need people won't get hurt (since Republicans stick their collective finger in their ear and cry "LA-LA-LA! I DON'T HEAR YOU!" any time a tax increase is mentioned).
I wish those kids good luck with their protest, though I'm not sure where else cuts could be made (administration, maybe?) where learning wouldn't be compromised. As it is, they're planning to increase class size which, in already overcrowded classrooms, IS going to hurt students.
Labels: in the news, sick
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