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I really wish they would give at least a tiny bit of context to this summary. It would be nice to just know if it was purely malicious or if it was due to some sort of bureaucratic nonsense where they have some sort of strict rules in place that forces them to refuse grants of any kind or something.
Either way it would be ridiculous to refuse... But for fuck's sake at least offer a little bit of context... The summary here just reads like pure outrage porn...
Pitchforks and torches are fucking tiring to carry around all the damn time...
Edit: just read the full article and yeah that's fucked up... school board voted against the grant because of the organization it was coming from and clearly had no desire to evaluate the project on its own merits... The dissenting opinion from one member of the board is actually a really good one and would recommend anyone curious to go read it.
I didn't see any dissenting opinion in the article. I really can't fathom what the could but up as a valid defense of this.
Ooohh, ok, I misunderstood what you meant. I thought you were referring to one of the troglodytes who voted to reject the funds... that they had an opinion worth reading. Got it!
No no.. this is the dissenting opinion I was referring to...
“We as a board are making it more controversial than it has to be,” said board member Anthony Andrews, who complimented the kids for doing exactly what we want our young people to do: show leadership and initiative, identify problems and find solutions. “If we vote no on this, we send the message that we don’t trust the students."