Neshaminy: Fewer accusations and more solutions

We brought noodles from China. Gunpowder too.
The French provided their wines and cheeses.
The Germans sent over their schnitzles, Schwartzwalder kirschtorte, and beers.
Now Morrisville can lay claim to exporting something: A bullying and dysfunctional school board.

I know it's not a local phenomenon. I've profiled a number of school boards where the village idiots, the chronically uncooperative, the obviously veracity-challenged, and even the downright stupid, run the local education train.

We'd like to welcome Neshaminy to the party. It's a dark day when the school board cannot find the time to watch a school football game, visit a class, read on Dr. Seuss day, or even, for God's sake, attend graduation in June. When the school board views the administration as corrupt, the teachers as inept, the aides as superfluous, and the students as stupid, it's a sad way to run a school system. Some contemplative time in front of the mirror might be in order.

Flowers for the seniors at the sports ball are scrutinized and disapproved as wasteful and extravagant spending of $35.00. Yet these same people attend the prom on the district's dime, spending well over that amount---each. We cannot afford to buy batteries for the calculators in the schools, but we can afford to perform major repairs without Plan Con reimbursement.

Wake up people. Get involved. Get active. Bring real leadership to the table. Vote out the bozos.

From the BCCT.

Power struggle: Fewer accusations and more solutions
Linda Brookshaw Middletown

As a parent in the Neshaminy School District, I acknowledge there are numerous issues that need to be addressed. I believe Superintendent Paul Kadri can lead the district in the right direction if the school board stops its power struggle.

The Aug. 26 school board meeting started with Kadri celebrating student performance. While the audience cheered, board President Rick Eccles sat with scowl on his face, setting a negative tone for the entire meeting. How terrible for those high school students to believe the board did not feel proud of their accomplishments.

It is obvious that Eccles’ goal is to make Kadri look unprofessional. Of course, a bully has no power on his own, so he needs board members Koziol and Webb to join in on the campaign.

For Eccles to say, “This is the darkest day in Neshaminy’s history,” shows his lack of knowledge. Does he not want to educate himself on state and federal policies? Kadri patiently explained PSSA results to the board with a detailed power point presentation.

Now that the board has the results, I urge members to create a strategic action plan to improve the education of each Neshaminy student. Instead of coming to meetings with accusations, come to the meetings with solutions! The Neshaminy board needs to understand that those who fail to plan — plan to fail. The board is failing our children.

I urge the public to become involved. Parents need to be aware of Eccles’, Koziol’s and Webb’s agenda to push Kadri out of the district. This is setting a course to destroy public education.

I applaud board member Cummings for standing up to Eccles, and I ask the rest of the school board to stop this cycle of embarrassing, nonproductive school board meetings. Parents need to vote this board out of office. Our children’s best interests are not being served.