* * * * HBUSD Votes YES! to Act on Senior Voting! * * * *
In a bold move Tuesday night July 24, the Huntington Beach Union High School District voted 3 to 2 to approve John Briscoe’s SENIOR VOTING RESOLUTION for action at the next HBUSD board meeting. This is the first school board to act affirmatively on this important issue. All other school districts have voted AGAINST senior citizens. Local teacher unions called the senior voting resolution "...frivolous and a distraction...”
Trustee John Briscoe shouts back, "NO!" Senior voting is neither frivolous nor distracting. The facts lay bare the problem. For every 100 voters that enter the voting booth, only 50% to 60% cast a ballot for school boards. The vast majority of these self-denied voters are seniors. Many decline to vote because they feel they should leave school voting to those with kids.
This is wrong. Everybody should exercise his or her right to vote in every election. Local school districts spend millions of dollars paid to the OC Registrar of Voters to pay for ballot space. The six local school districts spend over a HALF BILLION DOLLARS every year. Failure to vote deprives the community of a fully representational board. And most amazing, many senior voters have grandchildren in the local schools.
In addition to passage of the Senior Voter Encouragement Resolution, Huntington Beach Union High School District can encourage senior voting with active involvement in Senior Centers including board meetings held at the centers. School newsletters and District information can be made available at the Senior Center and retirement homes. Mobile home parks and senior retirement homes can also be repositories of school news and information. Retired seniors can be encouraged to volunteer at local schools.
The HBUSD Board has just taken the first step. A positive vote must be cast next month to approve the resolution as an action item. They are to be commended for taking the first step towards repatriation of the senior vote.
Submitted and Approved by John Briscoe, Elected Trustee Board Member of the Ocean View School District. Education Alliance Board Member.
In a bold move Tuesday night July 24, the Huntington Beach Union High School District voted 3 to 2 to approve John Briscoe’s SENIOR VOTING RESOLUTION for action at the next HBUSD board meeting. This is the first school board to act affirmatively on this important issue. All other school districts have voted AGAINST senior citizens. Local teacher unions called the senior voting resolution "...frivolous and a distraction...”
Trustee John Briscoe shouts back, "NO!" Senior voting is neither frivolous nor distracting. The facts lay bare the problem. For every 100 voters that enter the voting booth, only 50% to 60% cast a ballot for school boards. The vast majority of these self-denied voters are seniors. Many decline to vote because they feel they should leave school voting to those with kids.
This is wrong. Everybody should exercise his or her right to vote in every election. Local school districts spend millions of dollars paid to the OC Registrar of Voters to pay for ballot space. The six local school districts spend over a HALF BILLION DOLLARS every year. Failure to vote deprives the community of a fully representational board. And most amazing, many senior voters have grandchildren in the local schools.
In addition to passage of the Senior Voter Encouragement Resolution, Huntington Beach Union High School District can encourage senior voting with active involvement in Senior Centers including board meetings held at the centers. School newsletters and District information can be made available at the Senior Center and retirement homes. Mobile home parks and senior retirement homes can also be repositories of school news and information. Retired seniors can be encouraged to volunteer at local schools.
The HBUSD Board has just taken the first step. A positive vote must be cast next month to approve the resolution as an action item. They are to be commended for taking the first step towards repatriation of the senior vote.
Submitted and Approved by John Briscoe, Elected Trustee Board Member of the Ocean View School District. Education Alliance Board Member.
posted by The Education Alliance at 11:09 AM
3 Comments:
At least HBUHSD got it right and amnended the resolution to include everybody before they voted for it. Everybody needs to be encouraged to vote in school board elections and make an educated vote, otherwise a school district might end up with trustee like, John Briscoe.
I agree 100% Everyone needs to be encouraged to vote in school board elections, not just seniors. The only reason Briscoe wants to target the seniors is because those are the only people who will vote for him. People who are familiar with the public schools and Ocean View School District, knows how mentally crazy he really is. Someone please start a recall!
Good words.
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