quote:Originally posted by Arron:
Indian Springs Magnet School is the best school in the state. Are you telling me that if you had the chance to send your child to the best school in the state, you wouldn't do it
Besides, her daughter did go to Sheffield schools until she got the opportunity to attend the magnet school. And her son still attends Sheffield schools.
There's nothing hypocritical about doing what's best for your children.
And dragging a 16 year old girl into your dirty politics is shameful!
This election ought to be about who is the most qualified and the most experienced. With all due respect to the other candidates in this race, Polly Ruggles is the most experienced and most qualified. She has been a judge for 16 years, and has worked as a prosecutor, municipal attorney, and assistant district attorney. Plus, she has run her own law practice for nearly 20 years.
Look buddy, if I wanted to spend time on the school board I would do so with the intention of making SHEFFIELD the best school in the state, not sending my child off to a magnet school in B'ham. I just hope her son lobbied to continue to stay at Sheffield because he feels loyalty to Sheffield and not because he wasn't able to make the cut or because mom needs to retain some credibility for serving there. I really don't care where someone else decides to send their kids to school-just don't use your position on the school board as leverage for your own campaign when Sheffield isn't even good enough for ALL your kids to go to. That sends a real nice message to the parents and the children who don't have those types of opportunities which is a nice way of saying PRIVILEGED enough. No matter, I didn't bring it up, someone else implied that TMP or her family wrote that which is why I defended my words. We can agree on one thing though, hypocrisy aside, I would still vote for Polly Ruggles over Tim Milam if I had to choose. And then I would vote Republican in November.