By Antonio D. French
Filed Thursday, March 15, 2007 at 6:43 AM
After more than 15 hours of waiting for a conversation with Mayor Francis Slay, the group of two dozen students were greeted this morning by the mayor's education liaison, Robyn Wahby, who brought bagels, but no mayor. Labels: Schools
The students refused Wahby's offer and remain determined to speak to the mayor. Here is the list of demands that the students are waiting to present to Mayor Slay:
1. Do not take away our accreditation before the end of the school year
2. Contact Missouri Colleges and Universities and provide statement/proof from them that the lack of accreditation will not have any negative impact on our scholarships or admissions to college
3. Make no final decision before the April election
4. "Play By They Rules" - Give us provisional accreditation until 2008
5. Show us your educational plan that would be put into place if you take away our accreditation
6. Explain in writing why you are treating our district differently then other districts
7. Provide proof that you have talked to the students of the SLPS before you decided to support a State take over
8. Provide a forum for a student-based discussion on a State take over
9. Provide proof that you will keep your promises
10. No retaliation against us for our actions
Listen to live coverage of the ongoing student sit-in on 920AM till 10:00 a.m.
7 Comments:
I don't understand why these students are taking their demands to the Mayor. Slay has no authority over the accredition decision, and cannot address the students' concerns. I know Slay is a convenient target, but their protest is misdirected. No wonder all Robyn Wahby could offer them was bagels.
3/15/2007 12:44 PM
Anon, is your comment supposed to be sarcasm? If not, you are pretty darned oblivious.
3/15/2007 8:33 PM
How do the comments of the first poster make them "oblivious"?
Unless you can post a link to the particular part of the legislation that gives the St. Louis City Mayor the authority to grant or withhold accreditation I think you are the one who is "oblivious" AND MISGUIDED I might add.
3/16/2007 1:33 AM
Slay has been in Jeff City pushing this for months, people. Where have you been?!
3/17/2007 12:10 AM
If you don't understand why the kids are going to the mayor then all I can ask is...what rock have you been under?
3/17/2007 12:38 AM
sorry, that sounded kinda rude didn't it?
3/17/2007 11:33 AM
Our protest is not misdirected because Slay proposed this state takeover and he's our representative. He has some power while he's in Jeff City on some dumb stuff. And ask us while were at Mayor Slay's office while your at it.
3/17/2007 9:53 PM
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