I started this blog because I am frustrated, I am sad and I am furious. It's tough to have all these emotions at once without having your head explode, so you can imagine how close I am to brains everywhere. Let me explain..........
I live in a small town, a town in New Jersey called Island Heights. We are a 1 mile town, we are a quiet town, we are a proud town. Our town has it's own police department, fire department and grade school; Island Heights Grade school.
Island Heights Grade School is a lovely, small school. We have a gazebo and a beautiful garden that surrounds it where you can find our students hanging out, talking and creating friendships, lifelong friendships. We have full day Kindergarten with a wonderful teacher who remembers that her students are still babies in many ways, while still teaching them everything that they need to learn before first grade.
Each year the sixth grade class hosts a spaghetti dinner for the Town, and whoever else would like to come. The students and staff and even the parents of the younger children help out. The 6th graders serve as wait staff to the hundreds of people who attend, serving salads, spaghetti and meatball dinners and drinks.
Every spring Island Heights Grade School holds a Carnival to celebrate the end of another successful school year and to welcome future students. Our Fire Department brings out the antique fire truck, "The Fox" for the occasion and the kids just love it.
It not just all fun though. Island Heights Grade School ranks number 101 out of 1,369 schools in New Jersey and number 27 out of 604 school districts. (schooldigger.com)
Sounds like a wonderful thing, right? Well, we are about to lose it. Thanks to state legislators and Michael Ritacco, we are being forced out of our building and forced to bus our children to a Toms River school so that Toms River may use our building to house Toms River preschool and full day Kindergarten.
Why? To save money and I'm not convinced we will.
Who will pay? Our children.
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