Parents Protest School Closing

Alabama Students  A local school is closing and the Monroe County Superintendent says the bad economy is to blame.
by Kimberly Curth
Published: Mon, March 23, 2009 - 5:00 pm CST Last Updated: Mon, March 23, 2009 - 5:09 pm CST

A local school is closing and the Monroe County Superintendent says the bad economy is to blame. The Monroe County Board of Education will be closing Frisco City High by the end of this school year. That's why parents and students were protesting outside the Monroe County Courthouse Monday, " we here today just to try to, you know, get our message out to the Board, that, hey we love our school and try to take a different approach to solving our money problems instead of just coming in and closing school," said protestor Jeffery Williams. Monroe County Superintendent, Melanie Ryals, says closing the school is not what they would choose to do, but, what they have to do to stay afloat. Ryals says the school system is struggling financially due to the tough economic times and proration.  

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That last comment was left by the husband of the engtchr. Those were not her comments.

I can certainly understand the feelings going around in these comments and the ones that are not being said. I think that it stinks that Frisco has to be shut down, however, I would hope that all schools involved, parents, and students would pull together and realize the talents and gifts that this unfortnate event will bring. Got lemons, make lemonade. It will take everyone with many positives to make this work. This is our children we are talking about, they will be more negative if our parents, teachers, and others in the community are negative. A positve campaine will need to be lauched to make this a great opportunity for all. You can be bitter or better. P.S. I grew up in Monroe County, and I still have family that live there. I do believe that small schools are the way to go, but you have to play the hand you are dealt.

no deal. I sincerely hope everything works out for the best for you and everyone in Frisco City.

Great1, take it for how you feel it,  because how i feel about it doesn’t change,,,these are our kids, and we will make sure they are not mistreated, again, we the parents decide what we allow to happen with our kids, and if school closing, all our students go to the same school, come one, come all, and the teachers will be equal…..or NO DEAL

I believe my comment is that you INSINUATED. And I was refering to and I quote you “second of all, there are one, or maybe two black teachers there, we must have equal , so that we are sure our kids are treated fairly”.

Great1, wrong,,I never said anything about white teachers mistreating black students, i said we the parents want our black teachers to go with our blacks, i never stated how white teachers would treat our blacks students, we just want to make sure our children are treated like they should be treated,and the only way is to make sure the teachers are equal,  you jumped to that conclusion, so if the statement black teachers upset you, sorry. We will make sure our teachers have jobs as while…Fair is Fair!!!

no deal. I think your the one shining your true color. You’re the one demanding that school teachers be hired based on skin color. You are also the one insinuating that white teachers will mistreat black students just because they are black. As long as you make these demands and accusations I will throw it back at you for what it is.

I see your true colors shining through, now what i am getting at is, FCHS is an all black school, so if our black students has to go to another school, we want to make sure our teachers go to, which are black, How do we know our children are not wanted,, you pick up the phone and call Excel and get your answer.. No Deal

How do you know your kids are not wanted? What is fair about hiring a teacher just because of their skin color? Do you think all teachers of one color treat students of a different color unfair? What I am getting from your post is that you want another school to hire black teachers just becaus they are black

Great one, Do you actually think we are going to send our kids to an place, first of all, they are not wanted, and it has been made clear, and then second of all, there are one, or maybe two black teachers there, we must have equal , so that we are sure our kids are treated fairly, and like they should be treated at a place where they are not wanted, and the superintendent knows this, she needs to stop pretending that this is not an issue….We have about 10 to 15 black teachers that will most likely not have an job, why not send them with our students?????? Deal or no deal!!

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