From: jcooperhawk@yahoo.com
I am so thankful for this newsletter. It has really taught me more about history than any school class ever would.
Here's an update on the Forrest High School fiasco. The Duval County School Board voted to change the name to Westside High, against the wishes of the alumni and the majority of Duval County residents. The group behind the effort, The Jacksonville Progressive Coalition, had told everyone publicly that they had donors to cover the costs. Well, when it came out that the costs would be about $350,000, those "donors" disappeared. So now the TAXPAYERS will be footing the bill, while some of our schools still don't have textbooks.
Some alumni feel that the Duval County School Board has violated Florida State Statutes and the Florida Sunshine laws. However, it will take a lawsuit to bring this out into the open and stop this travesty.
A website has been created, saveforrest.com (you have to go through Google, I'm feeling lucky) to get to it. We need money to cover the filing fees and attorneys and WE NEED IT NOW. We are hoping to get a grassroots campaign going for everyone to send in $25. We also need some big rollers to help out. Time is running out for us to do anything.
PLEASE HELP SAVE SOME OF OUR SOUTHERN HERITAGE!!
Send to: Kevin Sanders, Esquire, 817 Willow Branch Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32205 and mark the memo as Save Forrest.
Thank you!!!
Joan Miller Cooper
Alumni
Here's an update on the Forrest High School fiasco. The Duval County School Board voted to change the name to Westside High, against the wishes of the alumni and the majority of Duval County residents. The group behind the effort, The Jacksonville Progressive Coalition, had told everyone publicly that they had donors to cover the costs. Well, when it came out that the costs would be about $350,000, those "donors" disappeared. So now the TAXPAYERS will be footing the bill, while some of our schools still don't have textbooks.
Some alumni feel that the Duval County School Board has violated Florida State Statutes and the Florida Sunshine laws. However, it will take a lawsuit to bring this out into the open and stop this travesty.
A website has been created, saveforrest.com (you have to go through Google, I'm feeling lucky) to get to it. We need money to cover the filing fees and attorneys and WE NEED IT NOW. We are hoping to get a grassroots campaign going for everyone to send in $25. We also need some big rollers to help out. Time is running out for us to do anything.
PLEASE HELP SAVE SOME OF OUR SOUTHERN HERITAGE!!
Send to: Kevin Sanders, Esquire, 817 Willow Branch Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32205 and mark the memo as Save Forrest.
Thank you!!!
Joan Miller Cooper
Alumni
