Letter to the Editor

Demand accountability

To the editor:

In South Kitsap, while the district, its employees and some parents all proclaim “diversity,” it is difficult to see. While I was holding my sign against the district’s levy, two people stand out. A firefighter said, “Stop it—support your community and kids.” Just another union-controlled and local-taxpayer-funded employee with huge pay, benefits and taxes funded by you.

The second was a union-controlled teacher who wanted me to be “ashamed of myself.” I said why should I when your interest in this is your raise? I told her she gets a state 5% raise, a 3% local union raise of 3% and a 1/2% “step” increase; so a total raise of 8.5%. She flipped me off. So you tell me why district employees are so special and worth more than any other state employee and yourself?

Dave Ramsey, concepts taught in our schools, says the largest group of millionaires in the U.S. is teachers. Why? Union-controlled districts prevent layoffs, always get state raises, receive local raises, taxpayer assistance funding 457 and IRA accounts and retire with huge retirement packages.

State funding pays for the 8% of the students playing sports and even fewer in the bands/orchestras. Unions will not allow any layoffs if the levy fails? Voting no is not against kids; it’s wanting accountability for your child’s education. This levy costs you $250,000 plus.

Jeff Daily

South Kitsap