tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036154551917030654.post7907666481087987018..comments2023-04-27T09:15:36.878-04:00Comments on Milford Matters: First-person account of walking on Wheelers Farms RoadBrian McCreadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03120946896487205874noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036154551917030654.post-71934310118128248412012-10-01T22:27:41.524-04:002012-10-01T22:27:41.524-04:00These children are being singled out due to VO AG....These children are being singled out due to VO AG. It costs less to send the kids to VO AG - under 8K per vs over 10K per in MILFORD. This is just a way to try to thwart the option that these kids have taken to keep the money in the Milford system. There is not one other place in Milford where Kids have to walk 2 miles to a bus stop - this is just stupid an vindictive. Milford must supply these kids transport to & from VO AG - why should these kids be treated diffrent than other kids in the Milford System? This is in now way Parents ot taking responsibility. No other kids are asked or expected to walk this distance - it shows how inept Jimmy R is now making well over 100K himself ithout one bit of formal Educational background. This is not lazy parents - they have done nothing wrong - but avail themselves to School Choice under the State Law and Milfords BOE action is disgraceful. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036154551917030654.post-3001199107989116472012-09-28T00:26:26.148-04:002012-09-28T00:26:26.148-04:00Listen to the audio---does this guy sound like Pau...Listen to the audio---does this guy sound like Paul Teutul Sr. from Orange County Choppers or what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036154551917030654.post-29459962132666679532012-09-27T14:02:21.178-04:002012-09-27T14:02:21.178-04:00LOL Mark Lofthouse. These parents are complaining ...LOL Mark Lofthouse. These parents are complaining about the 5. Can just imagine the uproar if it was just one. And to Frank Goodrich, the only one forcing these students to walk on Wheelers Farms Road are the parents. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036154551917030654.post-49937498701847821932012-09-27T12:32:26.354-04:002012-09-27T12:32:26.354-04:00Forcing anyone to walk Wheelers Farm Road is despi...Forcing anyone to walk Wheelers Farm Road is despicable. Why is the Board of Education punishing children for pursuing a career that Milford does not offer? If walking over 2 miles on a street without sidewalks is acceptable by the BoE for Vo-Ag students, then do the same for ALL bused students.<br /><br />Frank J GoodrichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036154551917030654.post-16548695094947572482012-09-27T12:22:32.827-04:002012-09-27T12:22:32.827-04:00Thanks for the update on the 5 stops. I heard abo...Thanks for the update on the 5 stops. I heard about them. My thought was just ONE central stop. Much easier.Mark Lofthousenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036154551917030654.post-33353138087505079042012-09-26T14:58:48.259-04:002012-09-26T14:58:48.259-04:00@Mark Lofthouse - Central stops have been set up. ...@Mark Lofthouse - Central stops have been set up. 5 of them throughout the city. And the board has said the intent was never that these kids would walk to these stops but expected parents to take some responsibility to get their kids to the bus. They have taken the extra step to open the two high schools to these now Trumbull students at the end of the day so they can take the bus there and wait for a ride. These parents are not happy with these options. They want their door to door stops up back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036154551917030654.post-3044944278733174442012-09-26T12:01:10.285-04:002012-09-26T12:01:10.285-04:00Since there are no sidewal;ks in this area it is a...Since there are no sidewal;ks in this area it is a no brainer that children cannot be asked to walk to the bus stop. Pwerhaps the answer is a central bus stop at Parsons, were parents have to drop their children each morning. This would be the safeest and most cost efficient way to handle buses to make it fair for all.Mark Lofthousenoreply@blogger.com