To the Editor:
Someday the Superintendent of Schools will be retired, and she will realize how unreasonable school expenses will impact her cost of living.
Many homeowners in Roxbury and Bridgewater are retired or weekend homeowners. If the additional expenses are incurred for the new school, this will curb the lifestyles in these towns for the retirees and families.
Children are attending school each day from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. to learn and Bridgewater and Roxbury do use their school gyms for town events. Hence, these schools need to exist.
Bridgewater and Roxbury’s bus time to a regional elementary school in the Shepaug School Campus would be greatly increased. In fact, long unnecessary bus rides would hinder their academic achievement and impact the environment.
The parents would also be affected because they would have longer driving times to attend events and after-school activities.
When we bought our house in 1961, Roxbury 7th and 8th grades shared a room in Booth Free School and the principal taught the class.
If Washington needs a new grade school, the town should build one and have the Washington taxpayers pay for it.
To summarize, constructing a three-town regional elementary school is unnecessary due to the fact that these towns are mostly comprised of retired individuals and weekend homeowners.
To increase driving distance to get the children to these schools would be harmful to the environment and also would make very long days for these children. The retired homeowners would have to sacrifice some of their needs in order to support the additional tax expenses.
Again, if a school is needed in a particular town, that town should pay for that school.
Barbara Hunicke
Roxbury
Someday the Superintendent of Schools will be retired, and she will realize how unreasonable school expenses will impact her cost of living.
Many homeowners in Roxbury and Bridgewater are retired or weekend homeowners. If the additional expenses are incurred for the new school, this will curb the lifestyles in these towns for the retirees and families.
Children are attending school each day from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. to learn and Bridgewater and Roxbury do use their school gyms for town events. Hence, these schools need to exist.
Bridgewater and Roxbury’s bus time to a regional elementary school in the Shepaug School Campus would be greatly increased. In fact, long unnecessary bus rides would hinder their academic achievement and impact the environment.
The parents would also be affected because they would have longer driving times to attend events and after-school activities.
When we bought our house in 1961, Roxbury 7th and 8th grades shared a room in Booth Free School and the principal taught the class.
If Washington needs a new grade school, the town should build one and have the Washington taxpayers pay for it.
To summarize, constructing a three-town regional elementary school is unnecessary due to the fact that these towns are mostly comprised of retired individuals and weekend homeowners.
To increase driving distance to get the children to these schools would be harmful to the environment and also would make very long days for these children. The retired homeowners would have to sacrifice some of their needs in order to support the additional tax expenses.
Again, if a school is needed in a particular town, that town should pay for that school.
Barbara Hunicke
Roxbury
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