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KFDM Attorney: 'Demolition was low and dastardly' April 05, 2010 3:50 PM Scott Lawrence The 9th Court of Appeals in Beaumont has denied a request to immediately halt the demolition of South Park Middle School while an attorney who sought the order called the demolition "low and dastardly." Crews began demolishing the school on Good Friday morning. Michael Getz, an attorney for the Beaumont Heritage Society, filed an appeal Thursday seeking to halt the demolition. Late Monday afternoon a spokeswoman for the 9th Court of Appeals in Beaumont told KFDM News the court has denied an emergency stay requested by Getz to halt the demolition but will continue examining his full appeal. Melody Chappell, an attorney representing BISD, said she advised the district there were no legal roadblocks to the demolition following Judge Bob Wortham's hearing Wednesday, March 31. Getz asked Judge Wortham to modify a previous order and prevent the district from using bond or non-bond issue money for the demolition. Wortham didn't modify the ruling. The demolition began on Good Friday and continued Saturday. It halted on Easter and resumed today. "I'm not at all surprised by the work starting on Good Friday," Getz told KFDM News. "It's what BISD has come to stand for. That's why I filed my notice of appeal and motion for stay on Thursday. They started on a day when they knew the courthouse would be closed and judges out of town. It's about as low and dastardly a thing they could have done." A BISD spokeswoman said the district doesn't agree with that characterization. "Good Friday had nothing to do with the demolition," BISD spokeswoman Jessie Haynes told KFDM News. "We moved the bond work forward at the first opportunity, as it should have been. We didn't want to waste tax dollars any longer on delays." Haynes said the crews won't disturb students when they're taking the TAKS test this week. She also said the crews will save a number of historical items from the school and incorporate them into the design of the new campus. "The district is acting in the best interest of students," said Haynes, "and the final product is something the community will be proud of." COMMENTS: tazmaraz wrote: If BISD was really smart, they'd gather all these bricks and sell 'em to the former South Park folks, that way they could remember their school. They would make a killing. 4/6/2010 4:08 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (4) coylin1221 wrote: here here! People finally makin some dang sense up in here! 4/6/2010 3:56 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (1) girlforgod wrote: so true duck! that's the main problem, lack of respect. the poor teachers can't teach these days. they all need huge pay raises. 4/6/2010 3:52 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (2) coylin1221 wrote: I concur ducky one 4/6/2010 3:50 PM CDT on KFDM.com coylin1221 wrote: whoa there grand wizard. I don't have kids to begin with, and I'm only 23. So buying homes ANYWHERE is limited for me- I don't exactly have 20 years of savings built up to work off of. I have lots of friends in PA that I see occasionally, and i can tell you firsthand that the crime there is due to POVERTY, not race. Of course, I know arguing with a bigot like yourself is pointless- you'll find any reason to justify your hate of others. And white kids are JUST as disrespectful as black kids. There's some Lumbeton brats that need a definite course in manners. 4/6/2010 3:49 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (1) duckfriend wrote: scorp..i'll tell what has changed and it all comes down to one word...RESPECT. the majority of kids these days don't respect their teachers. that lack of respect is the fault of parents. parents that have taken corporal punishment out of school because their "precious mary" couldn't be the problem. it has to be that "mean" teacher's fault. when you respect the teacher, there is more concentration, less distractions, and a better learning environment. parents nowadays have to spend a far greater amount of time making sure their kids are performing up to their potential. it's not all the teacher's fault. some parents just don't have that as one of their priorities high on their list. 4/6/2010 3:33 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (1) girlforgod wrote: white flight participants please leave, God forgive me, but do us all a favor. you guys gave it the name not us. sooner or later you will run out of places to run to. then what will you do? i am just tired of people talking about it like it's a big threat to society. 4/6/2010 3:25 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (1) herasentme wrote: Scorp - BISD is larger than VISD. If you don't object to the latter having a police force, why object to the former doing so? Kelly gets to pick and choose among student candidates. It can reject them at will, and can also expel any student who fails to meet expectations. BISD doesn't have such power. Look at it this way - imagine there are two football teams. One has to take the first eleven player applicants. The other can pick its players from however many apply. The former is stuck with those eleven players. The latter can replace players at will. Which team will win the game? 4/6/2010 3:14 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (2) girlforgod wrote: so you must be against all the new school buildings in bisd, dishman, amelia, regina howell, blanchette. they should've all stayed the way they were. why do people remodel their homes, or just move and build better homes? to have better, to live in a nicer enviroment, maybe they outgrew it. noone said any of the parents in SP or bisd were bad parents, or that they depended upon the teachers to raise their children. let's not get away fromt the point. it's a new building that's all, that was wanted by parents, teachers and students. i thank God my children don't have to walk to school, we have prospered enough to be able to have buses and cars, they have air conditioning in school, they can have nice carpet to keep the floors warm in the winter, they have the ability to use computers. last i checked kids pretty much have to know how to write when they get into kindergarten. things are changing but not for the worse. the standards placed on our children are very different from when we were in school, so things have to advance. kids need to know more these days than just how to read, write and do math. parents are raising their children. i don't know what made you say that. times have changed all over the world, not just in beaumont. things are scarier everwhere due to the challenge of the times. i say beaumont is blessed not to have the problems other cities face. our kids are doing very well compared to other cities. SP kids getting a new school has not and will not change that fact. 4/6/2010 3:13 PM CDT on KFDM.com mikelbene wrote: Coylin, If you think the "white flight" is simply based in racism, why don't you move your family down to Port Arthur and enroll your kids in PAISD? In fact they've got a brand new, state-of-the-art high school. Property values are low.... you can afford a whole lot more house for the money down there. It's a no-brainer. PA has all you could want, Dian Fossey. If fact, if you don't move down there, then YOU must be a racist. Better yet, you should do a little research. Head down to either of the two PA Walmarts on Saturday afternoon.... Shortly after the first of the month. Then head south of Gulfway and west of Memorial. You know, I wouldn't dream of moving to Afghanistan, Iraq, or just about anywhere on "The Dark Continent." Or near the Mexican border, with all of that drug violence going on. But, if I choose to move away from THE EXACT SAME THING in PA or Beaumont, then I'm a racist. Whatever. 4/6/2010 3:04 PM CDT on KFDM.com scorpian1 wrote: I am just tired of people thinking that sparkling new buildings will make a kid smarter. Education begins at home with parents who have some sense. I am tired of people reaching for excuses to explain poor performance in schools. All the money in the world will not make a kid better. Parents..Parents...Parents!! It is the parents job to raise a good child. It is a schools job to educate. Stop pretending. I went to school without a bus(I walked), without a single air conditioner,and no carpet. I can do math without a machine to help me. I can read and write. I didn't have to be told what to wear. I didn't have to fear ANYTHING or ANYONE at school. So, what has happened? Who changed? What changed? Why are schools not prospering anymore? 4/6/2010 2:59 PM CDT on KFDM.com scorpian1 wrote: I am just tired of people thinking that sparkling new buildings will make a kid smarter. Education begins at home with parents who have some sense. I am tired of people reaching for excuses to explain poor performance in schools. All the money in the world will not make a kid better. Parents..Parents...Parents!! It is the parents job to raise a good child. It is a schools job to educate. Stop pretending. I went to school without a bus(I walked), without a single air conditioner,and no carpet. I can do math without a machine to help me. I can read and write. I didn't have to be told what to wear. I didn't have to fear ANYTHING or ANYONE at school. So, what has happened? Who changed? What changed? Why are schools not prospering anymore? 4/6/2010 2:58 PM CDT on KFDM.com girlforgod wrote: thank you coy. i wasn't sure if that's what that meant, but the more they say it, the more it makes sense. this racism junk is getting old. 4/6/2010 2:55 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (1) coylin1221 wrote: I agree with girlofgod about the whitflight stuff- that's more rooted in racism than how well the school does. Still don't think it's right for BISD to do this. But please, don't let racism cloud your judgement 4/6/2010 2:51 PM CDT on KFDM.com girlforgod wrote: and is someone better because they went to college or didn't? lots of people fighting in armed forces decided to go that route instead of college. i guess they are nobodies, because they didn't go to your precious private school and go on to college. i had friends that went to kelly and they were wilder than any of my public school friends. they threw parties where the same stuff happened that happened when you are in high school. it's not the school or the city that makes you better it's your upbringing. 4/6/2010 2:43 PM CDT on KFDM.com girlforgod wrote: just because you go to college doesn't mean you didn't do drugs. good for your nephews, and you know what me and my sister went to west brook and also graduated college. your point? 4/6/2010 2:38 PM CDT on KFDM.com jadabear wrote: Someone tell me why this is so important? 4/6/2010 2:37 PM CDT on KFDM.com girlforgod wrote: you know what, come to think of it, white flight is not so bad, because if they are leaving because of the wrong reasons, i wouldn't want my children being exposed to their children anyway, because eventually the way the parents feel will come out of their childrens mouths. we teach our children to love and respect all people no matter the color or what their economic background, or social status. you don't know what some people have been through to get them where they are. some people have forgotten it's only by God's grace they are at the social level they are at. that can be taken away at any moment. oh, and what happens when minorities start moving into your better schools, and so called better cities, where will yall take off to then? please tell me again how did SP being torn down become a black and white issue in the first place, thought it was supposed to be about a new school for children. everything in se tx is becoming about black and white, there is no unity in this community. 4/6/2010 2:37 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (1) scorpian1 wrote: My question was why does BISD need a police force? Where is your proof about drug problems in the private schools? Over 98% of my Nephews graduating class at Kelly went on to college. Can BISD do that? 4/6/2010 2:36 PM CDT on KFDM.com herasentme wrote: scorp - Vidor ISD has its own police department, too. 4/6/2010 2:36 PM CDT on KFDM.com girlforgod wrote: scorpian, better kids? better parents? they have more drug problems in the private school than criminal problems in the public schools. it's just high class drugs with high class money, my kids were in private school and believe me it's no different. those kids are no better neither are the parents, and is white flight supposed to be all the white people leaving? just proves some of you really do think more highly of yourselves, us poor blacks can't make it without all the intelligent white people and their money. give me a break. this community is goind down a sad, me only mentality road. you guys don't care about the children of southeast texas spitting out this white flight garbage. i guess nederland, lumberton, vidor and the private schools are better because of the limited color or lack thereof. so small minded. 4/6/2010 2:21 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (1) scorpian1 wrote: To all the BISD lovers... If BISD is such a great place to send kids to school, then why are private schools soooo popular? Why has White Flight continued. Why are ditricts like Nederland, Vidor, and Lumberton becoming so popular? Why does BISD have to have its own police dept?? 4/6/2010 2:15 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (1) scorpian1 wrote: Good teachers are one thing. Better parents would be the true answer. 4/6/2010 1:51 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (2) duckfriend wrote: dog...not god...wow 4/6/2010 1:50 PM CDT on KFDM.com duckfriend wrote: a big middle finger to the community? like i said most of the people griping don't have kids in the schools and don't even live in this fingered community you speak of. the way they did things were a little sneaky, but perfectly legal. these people that are gonna "vote 'em out" won't even show at the polls. i have no god in this fight, but can't stand unorganized lazy gripers. the writing has been on the wall for a long time. plenty of time to make a plan and carry it out. 4/6/2010 1:49 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (2) coylin1221 wrote: rebuilt the school, not the money, jeesh- they'll never rebuild that money. Spending the money on improving teacher salaries at south park, maybe THEN the kids would get better education. You can learn in a cardboard box if you have a good enough teacher! 4/6/2010 1:41 PM CDT on KFDM.com coylin1221 wrote: if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck... it's probably trying to rationalize Carrol Thomas' lies. That's still pretty sneaky, duck, you must admit. You know this is a big middle finger to the community, you know they could have gutted and rebuilt the money without ticking people off or having to "find a way around irrational people". Instead, Thomas is once again displaying that he is King Herod, and his might makes right. Si? 4/6/2010 1:39 PM CDT on KFDM.com duckfriend wrote: here is a link to a previous article. http://www.kfdm.com/news/demolition-37291-south-park.html there are several other articles related on kfdm. that is how bisd got around the ruling by wortham stating that no "bond" monies could be used for demolition. they are using other funds for that and using the "bond" money for construction. the heritage society tried to get the judge to change it to not using "bond" or "non-bond" money, but he wouldn't. so, in effect, they didn't "lie". they just found a way around a bunch of irrational people with no plan that are thinking w/ their hearts and not their heads. i will go out on a limb and guess that less than 10 percent of the people up in arms about this, don't have school aged children in the district. 4/6/2010 1:27 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (2) coylin1221 wrote: where did you hear that duck? Please elaborate. I am confused why the BISD, their attorney, the Heritage Attorney, and the Heritage society would say that BISD was using bond money to demolish the school if they really aren't. Please enlighten me. 4/6/2010 1:18 PM CDT on KFDM.com duckfriend wrote: coy...from what has been stated, they didn't use "bond" funds to tear down south park. they are using other funds. they are using the bond funds to build the new school. the heritage society and greenies have known for a long time that they were going to try and tear the school down. they had time to make a plan and generate funds to find an alternative. they instead tried to force the issue thru the courts. it didn't work. the court made the ruling and bisd went by it. they should have used their energy/resources on a different avenue. 4/6/2010 1:05 PM CDT on KFDM.com jrk4ar wrote: Scorpian1, I get your point!!!lol Although we know the buildings don't teach the children... having a building that is safe and up-to-date, with all the resources needed to effectively TEACH the students, will allow the students to be "Effectively" taught by the teachers! A new building that is equipped with those resources is a step toward reaching that goal. 4/6/2010 12:57 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (3) scorpian1 wrote: If a new building and new toys (computers/technolory) makes a student better, how come they are getting worse? Why the strict dress codes? Why must the district have its own police dept.? Why doesn't Kelly High School, Legacy High School, All Saints, or Saint Annes have these issues? Better parents? Probably. Better kids? Probably. Buildings don't produce results and we all should know that! 4/6/2010 12:55 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (2) coylin1221 wrote: Amelia, Regina Howell, Charlton, and Beaumont high were rebuilt with money that was intended for that purpose. The board LIED to secure votes on the bond issue- they said they would NOT tear down South Park with those funds. THAT is the main issue. 4/6/2010 12:49 PM CDT on KFDM.com scorpian1 wrote: Silly me...I had no idea that a new building taught children. I was under the impression that teachers did that. 4/6/2010 12:30 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (1) dshawns wrote: If people are so fed up with the way the school district is being operated, then the first hting that needs to be done is for the ENTIRE school board to be replaced. They are the ones that are supposed to hold the administrators of the district accountable. Were they behind this 100%? If not why was the dissenting voice not heard? I have a problem with the superintendent of the BISD being the highest paid one in the state. I also have a problem with his wife being hired as a principal - she is working for him - sounds little like nepotism to me. Lets get rid of both the Thomas' and find a superintendant that wants to work with the community. If he honestly wanted to help the district he could do somthing like, I don't know... maybe give up 1/3 of his salary so 4 new teacher could be hired and maybe BISD could sell the townhouse it owns that is used to "entertain out of town guests", get that place back on the tax rolls!! If he wants to stay, it is time he sacrifices like all the other residents of Beaumont! 4/6/2010 11:43 AM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (3) girlforgod wrote: very well said, jrk4ar!! :-) 4/6/2010 11:35 AM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (2) jrk4ar wrote: In addition to my last post..."WE" need to get a life, and get a clue! All this fighting over buildings and who wins or who won, is NOT important, however, our students are! Sincerely, A Concerned Beaumont Native 4/6/2010 11:11 AM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (3) wesbaber wrote: All children deserve the newest and best schools we can provide to help in educating our young people . I'm glad to see the old run down out of date and not up to code eye sore being torn down . A new school with up to date equiptmentand better teachers will help our children grow and be educated people . But it's not the teachers fault some is the parents that do not care . Stop wasting tax payers money trying to save a building that a bunch of people that have nothing better to do than waste money trying to save old buildings . If they want old buildings tell them all to buy them with thier own money and move into them . Other than that stop, trying to stop progress and growth of our city .Hey Heritage soc . Start checking ouyt the nursing homes because that is where all you old farts belong . 4/6/2010 10:23 AM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (2) carekat1 wrote: No, bisd is acting in their won best interest!!!!! thomas has already said he was going to get rid of that school no matter how long it took. They knew exactly what they were doing. I wouldn't hold much for hope for lawyer chappell geting anywhere on the public side of law in this town, that disgrace will also follow her around too. Rmember this sneaky piece of vendetta of thomas when election come around, and let's ge this group of cronies out of there. They have prostituted themselves long enough let them on the streets so ours kids do not have to suffer any longer. 4/6/2010 9:24 AM CDT on KFDM.com girlforgod wrote: I guess the kids of Regina Howell, and Amelia DESERVED their new schools right? 4/6/2010 9:20 AM CDT on KFDM.com girlforgod wrote: hbookem and duckfriend said it! I wondered the same thing this morning, where were all these people before they decided to rebuild? noone cared about SP or the residents until then. If the Greenies cared so much why did they all leave? 4/6/2010 9:18 AM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (1) duckfriend wrote: instead of crying and whining thru the court system, the people opposed to the demolition should have come up with an alternative. of course they will all say that they did come up with several alternatives, but they weren't plausible. they knew bisd was not going to renovate a long time ago. they should have looked for different ways to save the school if that's what they are really worried about. getting into a pi$$ing match with bisd turned this issue personal and didn't help one bit. too much talk and not enough action. 4/6/2010 9:08 AM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (1) tshoot wrote: My ex called me dastardly----no wait that was bastardly.....nevermind 4/6/2010 8:59 AM CDT on KFDM.com herasentme wrote: truthy - Yes, I know the "official" reason Lamar declined to get involved. The unofficial reason - the university saw no upside in backing the anti-demolition forces. Instead, it was offered the opportunity to side with a group that seethes with age-old resentments and barely-contained racism. No donations to pay for an alternative, no partnership with commercial or community entities to help develop an alternative, nothing. Why would Lamar want to do such a thing? Why would it want to confront the school district in its hometown on something like this? A matter of construction priorities. You think Lamar wants BISD nosing around in its construction projects, offering unsolicited "advice"? As I said, the anti-demolition group tried to get its way through force, not reason. It went to court and threw technicalities in the process like so many monkey wrenches, wasting the district's time and money, while cursing it every step of the way. Basically, it dared the district to demolish South Park, and is now shocked that its blustering was ignored and its bluff called. 4/6/2010 8:18 AM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (2) tanner1998 wrote: Well I along other GREENIES and other citizens are still fighting this battle.Thomas will get his day in court and when it is over he will be escorted out of town but it won't be in a limo. Then maybe BISD might become a school district you can be proud to say that is where my children /grandchildren go to. 4/6/2010 8:15 AM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (2) culturewarrior wrote: Well said bmttaxpayer, VERY well said!!! 4/6/2010 7:28 AM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (2) bmttaxpayer wrote: hbookem, so if a person doesn't live here, they can't voice an opinion on a matter? That's a pretty narrow-minded way of thinking. This is called Freedom of Speech. Does that sound like something you've maybe heard about? Sounds like you need to be be educated about a couple of other things here. Each taxpayer who live in BISD writes a big check in January of each year that is supposed to be used for, among other things, maintaining each building the district owns. This is called paying our taxes, and the school board and superintendent are supposed to be very careful how they spend that money. No one should ever have to donate money to pay for something that's already been paid for. Personally, I think the building looked great from the outside. I admit I haven't been inside for about eight years, but then it looked good, too. It's a matter of record that an independent structural engineering firm studied the building and concluded it to be in good structural condition. Maybe you don't like the color of paint in the halls, but that could be remedied in the renovation. "Death trap" is a bit theatrical, isn't it? Are you aware that the estimates for remodeling and adding on whatever was needed to enlarge the existing structure would cost about $18 million, but now, since that's not an option, the estimate to build new is as much as $50 million? Over $30 million for what, a building that WILL have to be replaced in thirty years? Thomas, and others, promised the building would not be demolished, so the bond issue passed. You don't see a problem with that lie? If it was structurally unsound, then yes, tear it down. That's not the case, however. To tear down something for the only reason being to have something shiny and new is wrong, and a misappropriation of taxpayer money. Regarding attending PTA meetings, I don't think anyone who didn't have a child enrolled at a campus, or were a teacher there, would be allowed to participate. It's the Parent Teachers Association, and in this day and age, there's a good chance one's good intentions could be misunderstood. By the way, I DO live in BISD, so by your rules, I CAN voice my opinion. I don't give a dam% about the bricks and mortar of the old building, but I do care about my taxes being wasted. Jefferson County Courthouse is about to start an extensive renovation, so maybe we should just tear it down and build a new one instead because is almost as old as South Park High? The White House is a lot older, so maybe Obama needs to demolish it and park a new shiny double-wide on the lot? Tyrell Library is old...big old waste of money to have restored it? Don't you get it? All these buildings are old, but they are symbols of pride. South Park High could have been remodeled to serve today's needs and been a source of pride for not only the district and Beaumont, but also for the students who would have had the priviledge of attending school there, but for the surrounding community as well. What could have been.... Oh well, it's a moot point now. You all are getting your new shiny toy. Let's see how long it takes ya'll to break it and want another new shiny toy. 4/6/2010 4:04 AM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (9) profsnape wrote: That's all well and good and I am all for a new school because believe me the kids these days deserve just as much of a chance to get an education in a nice building as these people did 50, 60, and 80 years ago. But I really thought the whole thing about this, Jessie Haynes, was that Bond money was not to be used to tear down South Park. So I can't help but wonder what is with your comment to the news about "We moved the bond work forward". I realize Bond money will be used to put up the new school, but BISD is not doing any "Bond work" right now with tearing down the old campus. 4/5/2010 11:30 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (4) hbookem wrote: Just a few comments from a younger citizen. If you no longer live in Beaumont and had no connections to South Park middle school other then attending or graduating from there. Feel free, to keep your comments to yourself. If the school was that important where were your donations to keep the campus looking like a historic site rather then the death trap the local community were sending their kids to. When the taxpayers were voting for the bond they voted for a NEW school not refurbished. I don't agree with Dr. Thomos' salary. However, BISD was also in the situation where had they not passed a bond our tax money would have been shipped to poorer school districts. PS: If you cared that much you should have attended PTA meetings, volunteered, or wrote a check. 4/5/2010 11:28 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (1) bornonmountain wrote: I bet Melody Chappell got in Law school because she was Black. 4/5/2010 11:21 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (7) truthy wrote: "She also said the crews will save a number of historical items from the school and incorporate them into the design of the new campus." Wow, you mean like the breathtaking facade? Oh, I can hardly wait to see what these jackals deem "historical items." 4/5/2010 9:36 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (4) scorpian1 wrote: Low and dasterdly...Did ya'll really expect BISD to be anything but??? Again, the people with money need to run as fast as they can to a better district. 4/5/2010 8:53 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (7) culturewarrior wrote: Dr. Thomas...coward. Excuse me; overpaid, underhanded, criminal coward. 4/5/2010 7:28 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (6) kingteddybear wrote: So paying holiday overtime wasn't a waste of tax payer dollars. Just like the quarter million dollar man's, or is it a third of a million dollars, salary isn't a waste of taxpayer dollars by a factor of two. The force of law has forever more branded Dr. Thomas and BSID administrators as frauds, well paid frauds but frauds none the less. Of course I guess that paycheck makes the loss of honor worth it to some. Dr Thomas is laughing all the way to the bank and I will vote against every school board member I can, as always, the money waste and life goes on. I bet graduates of the new schools still will not be able to use a fast food cash register that doesn't have product icons on the keys and does the math to tell the BSID graduate what the correct change is. The tangible benefits of tax dollars well spent but hey we have really cool electronic scoreboards. 4/5/2010 6:48 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (7) txleadhead wrote: Low and dastardly. Isn't that how you describe a Lawyer? 4/5/2010 5:42 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (5) pall2509 wrote: Jessie is funny and an idiot. 4/5/2010 5:26 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (2) tazmaraz wrote: Well it's about time the demolition started!! Now the kiddos can enjoy a new school, make new memories and be comfortable while learning. 4/5/2010 4:52 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (4) herasentme wrote: Spare me. Nobody offered a hand of partnership to BISD. All they did was claim BISD had the money to do something else. Getting Lamar involved in a tangible way - land swap, co-curatorship of a museum, co-sponsorship of a learning center, etc. - that didn't happen. What did happen is a travesty. Belligerent bullies nursing a grudge from a quarter-century ago provoked a belligerent response, and got a miserable result. A city that is among the most diverse in Texas, that should be an example to others, instead has to endure a cloud of racially-tinged animosity that will take years to dissipate. 4/5/2010 4:50 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (8) brchodzin wrote: Herasentme- the opposition was the only one to offer a solution to the problem, and they offered half a dozen. BISD refused to entertain ANY solution or compromise in favor of giving a big "eff you" to the taxpayers in Beaumont and hiding their clan of cowards behind a big, flapping race card. An intent to appeal was filed just hours after BISD cronies secured the demolition permit, so in fact the opposition STILL HAS the force of law behind it. Get your facts straight before you start commenting nonsense- you just make yourself sound uninformed. 4/5/2010 4:41 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (5) blings wrote: What was so interesting to me was that the point that BISD COULD demolish it was driven home by tearing down the steps and main entrance first. Like Thomas wanted to rub the opponents nose in it. How very gallant. 4/5/2010 4:29 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (3) h3motab wrote: What a sick move for BISD. It's kind of like this socialized U.S. Health Care reform; the vast majority of the people don't want to do it..would rather leave things as they are, yet they still shove it down our throats. If I was a Beaumont resident, i'd be pissed that my city taxes were being used to pay "Dr." Carrol Thomas..(who, oddly enough...makes more than the President of the United States.) Definately some crooked crap going on down in Beaumont.. 4/5/2010 4:24 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (10) herasentme wrote: Since the opponents of demolition offered nothing but obstructionism, they shouldn't be surprised if demolition starts as soon as their obstructionism had no force of law behind it. Had they instead tried to help BISD develop alternatives, including involving Lamar University (which began in that building), then maybe this affair wouldn't be ending in dust and bitterness. 4/5/2010 4:23 PM CDT on KFDM.com Recommend (4) http://www.kfdm.com/news/demolition-37315-kfdm-attorney.html |