Open Letter to the Community - Dr. Frances Haithcock
Open Letter to the Community:
As you can imagine, I am very disappointed with tonight’s vote on the 2005 Bond Referendum. Everyone loses. But the kids lose most of all.
I’m deeply concerned about the message we are sending our children and our teachers who struggle each day in severely overcrowded schools and aging facilities.
It’s unfortunate that side issues have clouded something that should have been very clear. We have 20,000 children in mobile classrooms today, and that number is only going to increase next year.
We have to come together as a community and start focusing on what unites us, rather than what divides us. Our journey is just beginning. The destination is up to us.
Sincerely,
Dr. Frances Haithcock, Ed.D.
Superintendent, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools