People are always saying you should show up at school committee and city council meetings. I went to a school committee meeting tonight, and I did get a lot of information, much of it “vibes info”, but I struggle with deciding it’s an efficient use to time.
I didn’t get there at the beginning, and I was still there for two hours. There were still 20-30 people in front of me in the public comment line. It could literally be an hour and a half wait to actually speak.
That said, I did learn that the budget cuts would include the music director who does an amazing job with the bands at every level, elementary through high school. Before I heard that, I thought, well, someone’s gotta get cut unless city council gets more money for the school budget. There’s gotta be a better choice than firing the director that got these award-winning bands and orchestra going.
I also learned that there’s quite a few civic-minded kids there.