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RE: Act 111 - ironyak - 03-09-2015
Originally posted by rainyjim
I hate to say this because it may be interpreted as callous, which is not my intention, but have you considered perhaps the decision of parents to raise their children so near an active volcano may be the culprit rather than the volcano itself?
It sounds like gypsy69 was here and the kids came along as they tend to do everywhere regardless of the risk from natural disasters. You don't expect Puna to only be populated by celibate monks and retirees do you?
Speaking as a parent who moved here and choose to raise their kids near an active volcano (with all the natural beauty and culture that goes with it), the risk from lava is the least of my worries.
In this particular case, DOE probably overreacted on some of their decisions, most notably the dividing of the schools and the closure of Keonepoko Elementary. Local charter schools, which lack emergency funding like DOE schools, choose to stay the course, unless there was no other option. This approach has reduced the impact for their students.
Hopefully, the lava continues to stay mauka of the highway and the DOE can return all the kids to the regular schools and related activities for next year!
RE: Act 111 - kalakoa - 03-09-2015
DOE probably overreacted on some of their decisions
Only if taken at face value; those who participated in the "emergency funding" probably think DOE did a fine job of "managing" the response.
Alternately, compare the money spent on the "emergency" to the entire budget of most charter schools. Different topic, right?
RE: Act 111 - ironyak - 03-10-2015
I choose to believe that the DOE was acting in the best interests of their students and simply jumped the gun on their response.
There are other explanations of course given the opportunity to tap millions in state funds that ultimately should be reimbursed by FEMA.
As the Kau-Keaau-Pahoa complex superintendent retired late last year after making these choices, there appears little opportunity to ask questions that might clarify these interpretations.
RE: Act 111 - Shonuff - 03-20-2015
Getting back to topic I saw that Guv Ige decided to extend the emergency to the end of 2015, hopefully if the lava stays mauka they will suspend it but if they don't, what are their intentions.