School - a $5MM health center?

While the public sleeps ...

Maybe the public had better wake up!

The headline today is, "D-200 nixes health center bids"

Who knew that Woodstock School District D-200 wanted to pop for a $5,000,000 health center at one of its schools on the north side of Woodstock? And then it was going to out-source management to a third-party healthcare agency. At what expense?

The District has its hand out for $500,000 for a health center at Woodstock North High School. Why? Why? WHY? Let's hope the State is smart enough to just say No. And not just here, but all over the State of Illinois.

District 200's business is education. Health care of students? That's the parents' business. And expense.

Maybe 100-200-300 parents ought to start showing up at School District Board meetings and ought to start some blogs. The People had better get back in control of the school district and board through involvement, and I don't mean in just selling cookies for the PTOs.

Dean Street School is getting a new Media Room for $205,000. Dean is an elementary school - a grade school. Why remodel the structure to put in a skylight? And soundproof? And why spend this money out of life-safety funds? What is "life safety" about a Media Room? Life safety is removal of asbestos and adequate sprinkler systems.