- Posted by justkdue on August 1, 2008
Worthington parents will again be charged full tuition to send their children to the Metro High School.
The Worthington Board of Education voted 4-1 on Monday to permit high school students to enroll in the alternative high school, but only if their parents agree to pay the cost....
Most districts cover all of the cost. Dublin pays 50 percent, and the Westerville Board of Education recently voted to pay the per-pupil base cost, leaving parents to pay approximately $800 this year.
"I don't care," said Worthington board member David Bressman in an interview on Tuesday. "Just because other districts are doing something doesn't mean we have to."
The board is simply sticking with the commitment it made to voters, he said.
Bressman said he has visited the school and believes it is doing a good job, but he would rather see district money used to support district programs such as the Linworth Alternative Program, Phoenix School, and other new programs under consideration.
COMMENT: Does that mean and nasty David Bressman really NOT CARE as some have focused on? Yes, and no. Yes, I do consider what other districts do but only as information, not as a mandate. So, yes, I did consider that other districts pay all or some of the Metro School tuition but NO, I don't care that they do such that I feel obligated to do the same. Whenver most practical, I believe Worthington dollars should benefit Worthington students and, to the extent we don't have a Metro program, I would much rather spend our dollars developing like or similar programs to benefit a greater number of Worthington students. I would much rather use the monies others would spend on Metro to develop more of the innovative programs such as Phoenix, IBA, IB, GEMS.... That being stated, I have not opposed folks going to Metro, I just don't believe that the Worthington taxpayer should pay the freight. So there!
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