WDT: Imaginary Line Creates Stress for Familly Caught in the Middle of the Folly of Government

        We are a nation of lines and little Allyson Ivey crossed it. Ignorance of the law is no excuse is the government mantra.
        Privately top educators in the county will tell you its about the money as enrollment and assessed valuation are key in the "financially strapped" education business, especially at General Brown district which has flirted with insolvency.
        The plight of Allyson is the one I wrote about the other day, and today's WDT story summarizes the particular plight of an eight year old caught in a situation that is unique.

Times Photo Shows Allyson Straddling Imaginary Line

 

        Its a situation in which residents of the City of Watertown do not attend city schools due to construction of an apartment complex on land annexed into the city which had been part of the General Brown district based on lines drawn in the 1940s.
        Since its conception I have said the Creekwood Apartments, while a nice addition to the north side, creates a dilemma for families who can see a school from their driveway but have to have kids bussed to another community miles away.
      Efforts to mediate a solution failed, as General Brown would only yield if there was a trade for them picking up students in the Floral Drive area of outer Arsenal Street.
       Governing is not solely about dogma, it involves judgments. If it were not we would need no judges, only police...
        While standing ones ground is important, realizing life is not black and white is needed too.
        After talking to all the parties involved, It would be nice if the owners of Creekwood could help relocate Allyson and the School District take the high road and allow the child to stay.
         City school officials should be happy this one student is so intent on attending, when so many in the chattering class run down the district.
         As a city taxpayer, I have no problem with helping this child out.

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