Here is how our Representatives voted on House Bill 1623 on 03/18/2008 where it passed 193 to 141
This bill would lessen the penalty for non-violent persons possessing small amounts (1.25 oz) of marijuana. The committee recommendation was “Ought to Pass”. The Representatives then voted on the recommendation.
Mary Beth Walz – (D) YEA
Stephen T. DeStefano (D) – NAY
Eric Anderson (R) – NAY
The IBO people state that if the community does not accept the IB program they will not accept the application. Here is the person to contact as to whether you support or do not support the implementation of the IB Programme at Bow High School.
IB North American & Caribbean Head Office
Mr Ralph Cline
Acting regional director
IB North America
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 240,
New York, NY US-10115Phone: +1 212 696 4464
Fax: +1 212 889 9242
Email: ibna@ibo.org
Question: Based on the BHS administrator report for March is this a done deal? What was the purpose of the public forums? To say here you go, this is what we are doing and as part of the application process we just have to prove that we presented it to the public? Don’t we get a say or vote about this?
BCC Answer: No, this is not a done deal, as getting accepted to the IB program is a multi-year process and the community needs to show support. So far the school board and school officials have run a stealth campaign to get IB approved. Public hearings began last month and there was a significant amount of resistance to the IB program at both public hearings. Regardless of the public resistance and a difficult economy the Board school board spent taxpayer monies to apply to this expensive and controversial program. The purpose of the public forum was to get public feedback but school board chair only heard one side of the public discussion, in fact, she calls those who are against the IB program a “sub-group”.
If there is a public outcry against the IB program or if there is no financial support for the program the IB people will not accept Bow’s application. The first step to show the IB program is to elect School Board Candidates that run as anti-IB candidates. The second step is to write letters to the editor to express your opinion. The larger the public outcry the larger the likelihood that Bow will not be accepted to the program.