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October 11, 2007

Grumpy old people

BoardBuzz tips its hat to one of its devoted readers, Eric Randall, editor-in-chief at the New York State School Boards Association, for passing this tidbit along from The Citizen of Auburn, N.Y.:

Some students in upstate New York (Syracuse area) were assigned to attend a school board meeting to learn about this form of democracy. Here's what one student told her local newspaper: “I thought it was just a group of grumpy old people making decisions for people because they couldn't,” said Kayla Beard, 17, of Port Byron. “And after (the meeting), I realized how important it is for these people to make those decisions.”

Ah, score one for school boards and democracy! Read about more student reactions of this experience.

Posted October 11, 2007 1:06 PM | School Boards

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