Political Flier Handed Out On School Grounds

Here is a flier that was reportedly handed out on school property including at several open houses. 

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You’ll note that there isn’t any information on the flier as to who paid for it or who is handing it out.  It’s clearly propaganda aimed at supporting another “tax to the max” budget.  In other words, it’s political advocacy taking place on school grounds.  I’d really like to know who paid for it, but the only contact information on the flier sends me to the district.  Was this put out by the school district?  I don’t know. 

I do want to point out one of the pieces of false information presented in the flier.  It says:

The district has been making budget cuts for the last 17 years.

That’s a lie.  Here are the numbers:

Can anyone please point out to me a single year where spending decreased either on a per-pupil basis or in total?  There are two years where per-pupil spending decreased, but that was more than made up for in subsequent years.  Total spending went up every single year - usually well above the rate of inflation. 

The notion that the district has been cutting for 17 years is laughable.  It’s also utterly false.