Student Members Won't Have Full School Board Voting Rights
Del. Kaiser, co-sponsor of a bill that would allow student members to vote on collective bargaining, among other issues, said opponents' reasoning, "smacks of a poll tax."
Future student members of Montgomery County's Board of Education won't be voting on some of the more controversial measures--including collective bargaining--anytime soon. A bill that would amend the student member's rights to include a vote on collective bargaining, capital and operating budgets and school closings, openings and boundaries did not pass the state Senate Monday. "It didn’t pass because a few Montgomery County senators didn’t want it to pass and they used all the tools at their legislative disposal," said Del. Anne Kaiser (D-Dist 14), the bill's co-sponsor. After passing the House, the bill was put to a "special order," a measure that delays a vote, in the Senate. The Gazette reports that one of the proposal's opponents, …
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Michael-Ann Henry
10:18 am on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
I think it is sad that so many people doubt the capabilities of young people. As a 20-year old (I may be bias since I am not far from their age), I think when young people are given responsibility and shown the utmost trust, they do not take it lightly. Let's be careful not to assume that all persons under 18 are "children" and that persons who pay their own taxes always make better decisions. more ›