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Capistrano Unified School District Trustee John Casabianca made claims in the Capistrano Valley News in his letter to the editor in the Oct. 27 edition. One of his statements should certainly be questioned by all the hard working, fundraising parents: "Over the last 5 years, the state's financial crisis has forced CUSD to make cuts totaling over $34 million. This Board's philosophy has been to keep budget cuts away from the classroom as much as possible and avoid eliminating school programs important to our children's education. Because of this philosophy, CUSD provides some of the finest art, music and athletic programs in Orange County while still maintaining a sound financial position.” This statement is a slap in the face to all those parents who have worked their tails off fundraising to pay for these programs. CUSD has claimed that, due to "budget cuts," they are unable to fund them. Perhaps Trustee Casabianca truly doesn't realize that the parents, not the district, pay for most of these programs. But, how can he not know this as a trustee? If he does realize it, then he is claiming credit for the work of others. These programs (as well as librarians and full-time school nurses) are largely available to our children because of the parents, not the trustees. In addition, his statement that the new $35 million administration building "takes no money away from our general fund which supports our students and teachers" is untrue. The money being used for the administration building could have been used for modernization or new construction, which would then have freed up money from the general fund to use for the students and teachers that Trustee Casabianca professes to care so much about. And he knows this unless he isn't doing his job as a trustee. Kim Lefner |
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