Protest Brewing Over A Monroe County School

Protest Monroe County A Frisco City group is trying to save Frisco City High School

by Chad Petri

Published: Sun, March 22, 2009 - 8:33 pm CST Last Updated: Sun, March 22, 2009 - 8:43 pm CST

A group of concerned parents and teachers are trying to save a Monroe County school. The Frisco Community Action Committee was formed in recent weeks to save Frisco City High School. Parents say the Monroe County board of education is planning to close it due to budget concerns. The action committee is planning to protest outside the Monroe County courthouse for the next two days. Organizers say the school is being closed without hearing from the community.

“If the school is closed the kids will be going 21 miles to Uriah or bus to Excel, and this school is predominantly black and it's one of the last two left in this county,” says Frisco Community Action Committee Vice President Sheilah Dorsey. The Monroe County Board of Education could not be reached for comment. Their offices are closed on Sunday.

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carl Says:

Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 6:24 am

I believe each area or city should be responsible for schools for their children and do away with busing to achieve integration.Local schools for Local kids and those wanting to go some where else,to be allowed to if they are able.I believe the kids in a community would become closer knit,black and white and make a better community,where ever they are.I don’t believe any area should get any more money per student than another,and if more money is needed then it should come from the local tax base to keep a school running.