What Has Been Learned?

The name of the School Issue should have lasting lessons. Lets Review.

1) Back room deals Bite... The name was predetermined and going on with a name the school poll was a failed attempt to make a agency "Look" like it wanted public input, when in fact no input was needed the decision was already made.

2) Relationships between the CJUSD School Board and GT City Council and City Management needs to be corrected and defined.

3) People with sustained focused effort can make change. Now what can the same people do with the budget spent on GT DAYS or some of the other spendthrift party days and events held by the city.

4) There will now be a challenge for those 200 to 400 people active in protest to be active in the school district for the betterment of education for all students.

5) There was a stick to the negotiation... in this case the School Board did not hear the public until the Boycott the Test Stick got their attention. In the case of City of Grand Terrace it is a visit from a lawyer at the Public Speaking Podium that gets their attention, or a Developer with money and Excessive Pie in the Sky Schemes. Public comment in front of GT City Council is just wankawanka noise to them. A Brilliant Idea may come forward from the public podium but unfortunately they like the CJUSD Board respond only when it is delivered with a big stick, and sustained protest.

6) Common sense is not so common.