Valuable Character Lessons with Election
By Michelle C. Carr-Crowe
With every election, there are winners and losers. Today will be a difficult one for those involved with Measure G: Fremont Union High School District, its teachers, administrators, parents and students.
Whether for or against Measure G, it's a credit to the District and the teaching and community at all of its five high schools, Cupertino, Lynbrook, Homestead, Monta Vista and Fremont that so many students got involved in the campaign to generate support.
Measure G text:
To provide stable, local funds needed to protect teaching positions, and assure that Cupertino, Fremont, Homestead, Lynbrook, and Monta Vista High School students are prepared to successfully compete for college admission, shall the Fremont Union High School District replace its existing, expiring parcel tax with a tax at the same annual rate of $98 per parcel to be adjusted annually for inflation, with all funds benefitting local high schools, and offering an exemption to seniors and the disabled.
In the morning, it will be time for new lessons. Although many may feel disappointed, the students can be proud of their efforts to support their schools.
And it was a character lesson for me, too. I rarely get involved with politics or elections except to spread the word about them and encourage people to vote.
Earlier this morning after checking with various local news services as to statistics, and seeing Measure G generated 59% for (and KTVU reporting it as "won"), I spoke too quickly and initially blogged that Measure G had passed. Fortunately, I was corrected and adjusted my blogs to reflect that while it reached majority, it failed to generate the 2/3 approval required to pass.
Now all should be correct, as of 2:34 am. Please let me know if there's one I missed that still needs corrections.
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