In the Texas town of La Villa, the water system is so terrible that the schools have to buy bottled water for the students to drink. But recently, the city has cut off water entirely to the school until they pay their debt. The students have taken an extended winter vacation, to be made up during a holiday or summer break.
I think this whole situation is so ridiculous. The city needs to get their water systems fixed, but that money shouldn't come from the schools. The schools are already paying $2000 just on bottled water so the kids can drink something. It's absurd that a city, which has had this problem for a few years, would take water away from these schools. It's children we're talking about! I understand the monetary issue here, but there's a certain line that you don't cross, and that line is with the children. Think of the children! They should be our number one priority, but now they're denying them water, not because it's hardly drinkable, but because of money. Is our society that centered around money that they can't see the big picture? I think it's good that the city raised the taxes, because in this situation it will go towards fixing something that desperately needs to be fixed. I hope these kids get their water back, and clean, soon.
But hey, on the bright side they get a long winter break. Lucky...
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/01/13/texas-town-shuts-off-water-to-school-district-in-dispute/?intcmp=trending
In our society, most issues are almost completely monetary in nature. I wish people could see things like this and overlook the money for the time being in order to provide the children with the things they need.
ReplyDeleteWOW. This is kind of ridiculous. How could they do that, not only does no water mean none to drink but also the toilets and sinks probably won't work either , which denies another basic human need as well as hygiene.
ReplyDeleteThat is so unfortunate. What were the schools expected to do, just not give water to the children?
ReplyDeleteAt Francesca, that is a good point that I was thinking of. Even though the water is hardly drinkable, it is still necessary for basic things like flushing a toilet. It's a shame how our society works in cases like this.
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