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StarWarsGirl

StarWarsGirl

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Cesar R M said:
I actually wondered why the hell they didnt have stands next to attractions which had very long lines.
It could help by selling them water and other stuff.
Id totally buy inline.
the only area I seen a cart near a huge line of waiting people.. was on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. (2 carts, one for mist fans and memoralia, and other of drinks)
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At Disneyland, they have a Dole Whip Stand adjacent to the Tiki Room queue.
At RSR, there are vendors who walked through the lines with stuff (at least this was the case when I was there).
But for the most part, that statement was wrong. Although not a horrible idea (they do it in Hershey Park).
 
StarWarsGirl

StarWarsGirl

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betty rose

betty rose

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Gabe1 said:
Yes I've heard this many times over and it does have some validity to it many times an over simplification. I can only speak to our state and I am well versed in our county and of course our community, money isn't the cure all to everything. I'd say 3/4 of the staff we have is great to excellent. I could argue both sides of the coin on tenure and ultimately I always support tenure however over the 1/4 of staff we have in other professions likely would not be still employed. Throwing more money at the small demographic will not cure that. Our district has ample funds but yes with the mandates we are cutting in some areas. Over decades historically schools have had too much placed on their shoulders. Legislatively it needs to change here. Funds should either come from Feds or removed from the shoulders of school districts. If you look at our employee list it is way beyond the notion of supporting teachers. Social Workers, school psychologists, an abundance of RNs that require masters in nursing, speech pathologists, physical therapists. So much of what the schools are required to shoulder now belong in other government agencies.

I'll give you few examples. We have a young girl on a vent and in a wheelchair. Of course we transport her on a special bus, given. An RN must be on that bus plus the bus driver plus a bus assistant to load her on and off. In the class room she has her RN, a one on one teachers aide and the regular classroom teacher. This isn't nickels and dimes. Of course we want this lovely young girl to be educated however many people overlook the overall cost of this when I cut budget line items for supplies, chess club or band. We are sometimes given a days notice to alter the budget for a new move in student. It isn't that we don't support our teachers it is the pie gets divided up so many ways and students like this trump all, their needs come first.

Next lets use my DD as an example. She had severe speech issues as early as a toddler. She at 3 started going the school for speech therapy with the speech pathologist. She went until she was nine years old and had an IEP because of this disability. Our health insurance would not allow her to see a private therapist because federal and state laws require schools to provide for free. The district had the financial burden for six years 3x a week for therapy for my DD when in reality it is a medical issue that insurance companies are released from funding. Schools use to be responsible for educating students now for many things similar to my DDs issues funding is going there instead. In my mind it isn't more taxing of residents that needs to occur it is our legislators that need to think the mandates through before they sign things into law. I use my DD as an example frequently because I was stunned to learn that at age three the schools were responsible for her health and well being and the insurance companies were off the hook. *bangs head*
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Wow, I wasn't aware of the changes in school's mandates. GS had speech issues, at school, and he was sent to a speech therapist, paid for (in part) their own insurance carrier. I guess these things are different in each state. But, that was 7 years ago, I'm sure things have changed since then.
 

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