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'No one can end homelessness'

A look at the day's comments from Patch account holders in the region.

What Has Danbury Done About the Homeless?

“No one can end homelessness - this seems to be the sticking point most people don't understand. You can provide all the shelters/assistance in the world, but the people have a choice to use them or not.” -

School Uniforms Coming to Lordship, Chapel

“Yea, they have this in North Korea. Maybe we can get the students some long streamers or even a big red ball that they can exercise with while listening to morning announcements from some dictatorial ruler next” – 

“What if we need a second bin? 2 kids, 4 cats and a dog lead to a lot of garbage.” –

My Healthcare—and Yours—Hangs in the Balance

“Give women the right to vote and this is the madness you get.” –

Alcohol Possibly Involved in 11-Person Car Crash

“Ahhh, remember the good 'ol days when the Darien kids would just spray-paint our athletic fields. Apparently now they're running a drunk shuttle but didn't get the memo that someone sober is supposed to drive. This could have been a serious tragedy.” -

What Has Danbury Done About the Homeless?

“No one can end homelessness - this seems to be the sticking point most people don't understand. You can provide all the shelters/assistance in the world, but the people have a choice to use them or not.” -

Newtown Budget Fails Again by 19 Votes

“Even my kids get it on the fourth NO - No means no - 0 increase! Did you hear us this time?” –

Fairfield Superintendent Gets 2% Raise, Bonus

"If the students lose a single program after the BOE does this the residents should start a petition to have the ENTIRE Board of Education removed from office. (I would also be in favor of a good old fashioned New England tar & feather party!!)" -

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Soccer May 20, 2013 at 06:27 pm
g, Let's throw out some more numbers... Here is a site to look at:Read More http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/dgm/report1/basiccon.pdf This is the Connecticut State Department of Education Bureau of Grants Management spreadsheet. It shows and compares what Danbury is paying per student compared to the rest of the state. Looking at the numbers, out of the 170+ districts in the state, Danbury pays the 8th LEAST amount per pupil. Out of the 10 districts in Connecticut that have over 10,000 students, Danbury ranks 2nd LOWEST in the state. This amount is about $3,000 less per pupil than the average of the state and the average of districts with 10,000+ students.
g May 20, 2013 at 01:33 pm
Good afternoon Jessica, Danbury plans to spend approximately $114,000,000 on teaching staff salaryRead More and benefits for the next school year per the school budget here - http://www.danbury.k12.ct.us/bbadmin/Budget/2012-2013%20budget.pdf the total budget is $121,000,000. Teachers, administrators, contracted professionals, staff enrichment programs, staff insurance, and the rest comprise about 95% of the school system budget. See staff cost summary on page 8 of the report. You'll also note our board of education plans to spend a bit more than 3 million dollars on supplies and materials plus a million on equipment. The budget represents a 5% increase from the prior year. On our district home page - http://www.danbury.k12.ct.us/ it says Danbury has 10,300 my calculator tells me that's about $12,000 per child in the district. With $12,000 per child, why are teachers paying for supplies? Hmm ... let me think ... 95% of the budget goes to staff salary and benefits for the long 185 day year .... I have a guess where the money goes. Do you?
Black People are ANIMALS May 16, 2013 at 12:18 pm
You should invite all the spics to the lake to go swimming. The Squantzter is usually hungry thisRead More time of year.