Withhold Final Approval for New Roots Charter School At This TIme

"Two problems with the approving the New Roots school: (1) This school would draw a particular subcommunity of students, undermining the benefits of public education bringing diverse groups into an arena in which they interact with each other; such balkani"

"continued with S.J Cummings....Better yet, why are they not accepting the offer of ICSD to incorporate their sustainability program into our existing public school system, thus benefiting our entire student population? It is because they are a group of li"

"One more building to heat and maintain? More faculty, administrator and support staff salaries to fund? Yeah, that's a sustainable idea because apparently we have a never-ending supply of ways to increase the tax burden on our citizens. Please fold this s"

"we already have a great alternative school. this is not a good time to start another"

"Rich bigoted hypocrites run enough things around here, they don't need a school to indoctrinate children too..."

"This proposed charter school will drain scarce resources from our schools. Sustainability is an important topic, but we dont' need an unsustainable, expensive, and separate school to address it. We should instead incorporate it into the curriculum for all"

"I am opposed to the New Roots Charter School because one already exist in Ithaca; the Lehman Alternative Community School."