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Graveyard thief is the lowest of all

This letter is for the lowlife that keeps stealing from Karen Matthews’ and Ernie Lopez’ graves and the other graves you have stolen from. You know who you are.

You are the lowest. How God could put something like you on this earth, I don’t know. But he did. I will keep putting things out on my daughter’s grave and you will keep taking them. Sooner or later you will get caught — if not by me or the police — by God.

If you don’t want someone to steal everything in your home, you lock the doors. But how do you lock the cemetery to keep lowlife like you out?

Steven Matthews

Williams

Parent forming grassroots group

I am a patriot parent for grassroots armed to advocate for the needs of our children. Here are just a couple on the top of my list.

The Character Counts room is barbaric for those with or without disabilities. It’s a time out room with no instructions or help and should be a warrant way before it gets to that point. Students needs are not being appropriately met.

The Coconino County Rural Consortium grants for emotional and behavioral? This still has not been addressed and I believe these need to be used.

A parent and teacher resource room is needed to empower and support one another so we can help our kids achieve. We also need somewhere to get research and information or look up policies and policy books and laws so we are knowing they are honored. It is also needed to give support to a parent who is in need of help with an IEP, needs someone to advocate for them and also to teach them to advocate for their child. Or for a teacher.

I have several more worth advocating and fighting for. Latino parents are also in need. Our kids are worth fighting for and so are our dedicated good teachers.

I am in need of four more parents who are interested in being on the committee. Without four more committee members, a date for our first meeting cannot be made. Make your list of what you see needs to change or be eliminated at school and your input and voice and knowledge on what you believe would work for our kids and their future academically and emotionally. There is hope for the future and children can be whatever they dream they could be. Disabilities or not, every child can learn. Their own unique individual way must be respected.

Please call me if you are a patriot for grassroots at 856-9275 or write me at P.O. Box 161, Williams, AZ 86046.

Thanks to the Kiwanis for the wonderful dinner at Doc Holliday’s on Sunday. Santa was there with treats for the kids. It was great.

Kathryne J. Moore

Williams

Student excelling at new school

After four and one-half years of problems with the school administration, we have withdrawn our son from Williams High School. His first bad traumatizing incident began in sixth grade. This is when he became a statistic of the juvenile court system.

Then when almost all of the rest of the problems happened, the police were always summoned on my son. He has been placed under arrest for defending himself and as in all of the incidents, the aggressors were not held responsible.

With my son’s first incident, I, as a parent, have the obligation and duty of standing by my son whether he is wrong or right. My son is not perfect. He just is a typical kid. I was served with an injunction of harassment from a teacher, the principal, superintendent and the school board. This is the outcome of going through the channels. I have and continue to be a parent who is always in contact with my son’s progress in school whether good or bad.

The straw that finally broke the camel’s back was last school year when my son flunked his language class. I was in contact all year. I knew he was going to have to go to summer school, so I was in contact with the superintendent and high school principal about summer school. I was advised there may not be summer school because of the budget. I said to let me know right away. After not hearing from either, I called both and they told me it was announced at school and placed on a bulletin board and it’s up to the student to sign up and the classes were full.

When my son is absent, I always call the school to advise them. My son reached 10 absences in one class where he was getting a “B.” He lost his credit for that class and only he could appeal that decision and maybe he would get the credit back and maybe not, depending on the school’s decision. I was told by the principal to write down for every day he was absent the date, why and a letter from where he was with a signature.

I now have my son enrolled in Excel School here in Williams. I am proud and happy to report on daily written tests on all subjects he is scoring 80, 90 and 100 every day. I know we have all heard negative things in this town about this school. But now it has all changed. They have a new director and teachers. I am very glad I made this decision for my son’s future education.

Before I transferred my son to Excel, I called to speak to the superintendent on Nov. 7. I did not receive a call from her until Dec. 5. The administration has told me they have hundreds of kids to attend to. It’s more like parents complaining to them. The superintendent has also advised that she did not like to be caught in the middle between the parent and teacher or parent and principal. And then there’s the school board. We don’t have one.

We have two schools that have scored poorly twice in a row and I really feel there is going to be a third. You cannot teach kids in school by threatening, yelling and having your finger on speed dial to the police for every little thing. Parents, think about your kids’ education now. Make your move. I did after four and one-half years and I’m glad I did.

Emily Granillo

Williams


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