’Irresponsible at best’
Editor, Daily News:
I am disappointed, but not surprised, by Collier County Public Schools Superintendent Dennis Thompson stating that he will outsource custodial services or dismiss media center assistants.
Pitting one group of people against another is a tactic as old as time. It is a military strategy designed to weaken a group of people who stand united.
Thompson’s military training taught him these tactics, but they should have also taught him that a good general never betrays his people. In fact, it is a key part of one’s job to protect them.
There is an alternative to contracting out custodians and to laying off media assistants and clerical workers. The Teamsters union presented a health plan that could result in millions of dollars of savings for the school district. Not taking advantage of these potential savings is irresponsible at best and a crime to the families that will suffer due to this negligence at worst.
The arrogance of the superintendent is impeding the health and success of our schools and could have harmful effects on our children.
I hope that the School Board redirects its employee, Thompson, to go back to the drawing board.
R.H., Naples
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To "R.H." in Naples --
I think you are a big doo-doo head.
Signed,
Denni$ Thomp$on
Doctorite in Ed Psych
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