Forget The Public Meetings, Citizens Take The Fight Directly To Legislators

We the people - finally banding together to give it to our legislators. Before you know it, we'll be storming the State House with Pitchforks too. Click here to read the APP article

Brick parents, officials heading to Trenton to protest school funding formula

BRICK — Instead of criticizing the state's school funding formula at public meetings in town, people are taking the fight to the legislators.School officials and parents will be bused to Trenton March 13 to protest the formula they say caused a $3.5 million gap in the district's budget.

"The formula doesn't work,'' said parent Geoff Dubrowsky, who is attending the rally. "The formula Gov. Corzine created works for the people who got him elected,'' he said, including Camden and Newark.

The state funds special education, but only up to 14 percent of the student body. Brick has 18 percent of its student population as special education. The other 4 percent go unfunded.

"The state is telling you, "You can't be disabled,'‚'' said Dubrowsky, whose 12-year-old, Daniel, is autistic.

The current plan to address the gap is to close and then sell the Laurelton School and close the Primary Learning Center. CONTINUE READING HERE