Rebel Bert Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 School board to raise taxes on the agenda. In my opinion the people of Smith County simply are not making enough money to pay more in taxes. If your going vote yes you need to resign effective immediately. The resignation should include the Superintendent who has made some questionable decisions in recent months regarding firing personnel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender20 Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 (edited) They just got a big old grant to. I told yall ain't no leadership They gone pay teachers more or just the board? Edited June 19 by Bender20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted June 19 Author Share Posted June 19 4 hours ago, Bender20 said: They just got a big old grant to. I told yall ain't no leadership They gone pay teachers more or just the board? They refuse to say what is for is my understanding. Like I say they are simply enough people in the county working to continue raising taxes on the retired, low paid employees, etc. No jobs no tax increase!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted June 20 Author Share Posted June 20 My school board told me today it's 4% from the mills already being received from the county. It will go towards Vo Tech for classes in Drone warfare, and 2 other classes. They are trying to get lineman class for 18 yr Olds as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender20 Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Votech? The schools be struggling and they blowing money in votech? Can't even hire good teacher but going to blow money their and let the education at the schools die sound bout right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 many kids need the technical classes. this is a good idea if the school has competent leadership Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender20 Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 On 6/20/2025 at 4:56 PM, pancho said: many kids need the technical classes. this is a good idea if the school has competent leadership They give up on education doing it. Don't need some drone crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s1nglewing Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 40 minutes ago, Bender20 said: They give up on education doing it. Don't need some drone crap I know a drone op for DOD who makes better than 100k/yr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 I know countless young men who took vocational type classes and then did that also in juco and are doing great in the workforce. It all goes back to what is taught at home too. Many of these places in MS simply have weak parents which gives the student no direction in life. Welding, electrical. plumbing, HVAC, carpentry , auto mechanics, hospitality and event management. This crap ain't hard to understand but at least some in education are putting forth effort to expose kids to what life actually is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender20 Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 On 6/21/2025 at 10:19 PM, s1nglewing said: I know a drone op for DOD who makes better than 100k/yr They can learn it in the military Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender20 Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 (edited) On 6/22/2025 at 10:39 AM, pancho said: I know countless young men who took vocational type classes and then did that also in juco and are doing great in the workforce. It all goes back to what is taught at home too. Many of these places in MS simply have weak parents which gives the student no direction in life. Welding, electrical. plumbing, HVAC, carpentry , auto mechanics, hospitality and event management. This crap ain't hard to understand but at least some in education are putting forth effort to expose kids to what life actually is. Nobody saying votech bad, we sayin the normal education in the schools in the county ain't great. All the schools scored worse last year and Teacher pay is bottom of the state but we gone put in some drone program run by Earl up in White Oak to save all the kids? We just got a bunch of money for prek program but we can't hire good teachers here. Our tax is high to in this lil county with less than 15K people this part why people leaving cause schools ain't good and tax is high with no jobs neither. Better places to put money than votech and it's my tax money Edited June 23 by Bender20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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