Taxes should go to academia first

Recently, Sedro-Woolley High School sent a team to the Tacoma Dome to compete with other AAA schools in an effort to establish an overall state winner. Obviously, the winner wasn't Sedro-Woolley, but at least they had the chance.

Was that possibility included in the general budget for the school district? It is rumored that during the events at the Tacoma Dome, some academic classes may have been canceled in order for the team, cheerleaders, pep squad, spectators and the like (including some school staff) to attend.
At what cost to the district? At what cost to the taxpayer? Who did pick up the tab? Will the answers to these questions ever be made available to the public?

We all know the answer to that one. Even if one were to attend the right meeting, the real numbers would not be available for perusal or public scrutiny.

We don't pay taxes so students can play. We pay taxes for the best academic and artistic exposure our kids can get.

Dick Morris
Sedro-Woolley

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