A Letter From Rick's Wife

I am Rick's wife, mother of three, college graduate, and I graduated from Camden County High School. But, I had a choice, I also attended Coffee County High School (go Trojan's) much of my high school years. I had the opportunity to bounce between the two counties. The only reason I ever attended Camden was to spend time with my friends. At Coffee County we were so ahead of Camden I could afford to bounce because I had more than enough credits to graduate early, but I chose to be with my friends. I wasn't ready to leave childhood so quickly.I can attest to the days when our high school principal came dragging into the lunch room slurring his speech and acting well beyond drunk. I would look across the room to his wife - a teacher and see her destroyed look. I watched as ignorant football coaches become the head of our schools; The same who attempted to teach Health, but only cared about Football. I had to raise money in order to keep our Drama Dept ( Thank you Mr. Stephen's for not giving up easy), but Football coaches receive high end SUV's - in a county that doesn't want dirt roads.I have watched this county destroy any hope for Children - unless of course they are prime football players. This is sad, yet I choose to live here because something here just feels like home. It looks like we will be looking to private schools and home schooling instead of our state to educate our children. We will continue to pay school tax to our county in order to support their schools, but I can no longer safely say my kids are safe and taught well in our public school system in Camden County. I adore my husband for being so concerned not only with our own children, but our counties children as well.

Ex- BOE Employee Speaks Out

Dear Rick,
I read your letter in the news paper this week (way to go ) I know that the head of maintenance for the Camden Co BOE had his DR.. Can you tell me why they need to pay him 100k for maintenance... And I know that there is a teacher at one of the schools that has family and children service called on them 6 times in the last month ( molesting his 13 year old foster child ) what is this school system coming too.I use to work for the BOE I know what goes on all the money they spend on gas, do you know that at the high school there are a least 10 buses that run every day and the drivers get paid 30 a day plus gas (some of these kids have to stay after for detention)they still get a ride home. There is so much I can tell you.
Thank you for you time

In case you missed the paper's Letter to the editor

No one should be surprise by school board's devious actions
Dear Editor, Are you really that surprised that the school board would lie to us all; I am not. I told you so in a letter back in February. This entire school district is filled with liars. Their only objective is to promote their friends. Have you ever wondered why we have so many football coaches in high positions in our schools?There in no oversight at all in the education system in this country. The Dept. of Education in Georgia and at the federal level are the biggest waste of money. That is why we as Americans are at the bottom when it comes to education. We spend so much money on useless items like teachers with a doctorate teaching the fifth grade. A teacher with a bachelor's degree can teach up to the 12 grade level just as good as one with a doctorate. Did you know there are more doctors in our school system than in our hospital? Yet this school board has decided to hire them at a higher price over a teacher with a bachelor's.
Now we went out and did a multi-state search for a football coach, had parental involvement in that process and hired one after months of consideration. But not for the position that matters more. Winning football championships does not graduate students. Parents are encouraged to get involved with their kids education, but when we do, we are attacked for not agreeing with the good old boys.What really has the school board done for this county? The only change I have seen in this county is from 2002 to present day. And that is only because federal law made them make changes. If the school board is not going to listen to the people that elect them then why should we listen to them. They lied to us and then have the nerve to basically say that "Right, we lied to you and there is not a thing you can do about it."They are right about not being able to do anything about it. The vote was planned so that a recall election can not take place. You can not petition for a recall election within 180 days of the end of their term. How convenient. But we can call people to let it be known that Camden County is under attack by a runaway school board. I ask all county residents to call your state board representative, Lynda Zechmann at 1-912-285-4499 or e-mail at lyndazechmann@waxcable.com Tell her you want an investigation into this school board. As always I ask you to report school abuse of powers at www.schoolpolice.blogspot.com. I will forward your comments on to Mrs. Banks at the Georgia Dept. of Education just to have it on record for future cases.

Rick Rogers
Kingsland

School Board Member Says "If you don't like what we do MOVE!

Here is an email from Tricia Smith school board member district 4.


Mr. Rogers,
I just got this email, having been out of town. I have no response to which I think you would listen. I am curious why you choose to live in Camden County. There must surely be schools nearer your place of employment with which you would be pleased. I would never keep my children in a system that I thought as badly of as you do ours.
Tricia Smith

Surpise!! School Board may face recall election

I am just waiting for the Recall Election packet to arrive in the mail. I will review our options and let you know.