Two Recent Letters to Fosters Editor in support of School Board

Two recent letters to the Fosters Editor supporting the ORCSD Board:

Praise for the ORCSD Board

To the editor: Kudos to the ORCSD Board for doing the job we elected you to do. Although the "has-beens," "also-rans," and ousted personalities have become, insufferable, loud, obnoxious bullies the majority of residents in this community support you one hundred percent.

The agenda, fueled by desperation, is to treat the board so poorly and so disrespectfully that good citizens will be deterred from serving in the future.

Involving the students in the game is a typical and very dangerous tactic right out of the Saul Alinsky handbook.

They should be ashamed of themselves.

Thank you for making tough decisions in the face of incredibly unprofessional behavior and unacceptable animosity.

By the way, Howard Colter should have been gone a long time ago.

Patsy Pratt
Durham

In good conscience

To the editor: I would like to add a few words about the current issues in the ORSD.

While the School Board has made some unpopular decisions recently, the board has done so in good conscience. These board members have few years of collective experience however they wish to do what is best for the district. The longer time that a segment of the public continues to voice anger means that it will be more difficult and take longer to find strong leaders to move our schools forward in a positive direction. We are fortunate to have such a strong and competent interim principal as Mr. Todd Allen who has been selected to guide the high school through the next year. He has many years of experience in the district as a history teacher and administrator in our middle school as well as a coach for track and cross country. He certainly knows the culture and students in our school and he has the skills to communicate with all participants in the district and our three communities.

Oyster River is fortunate to have so many excellent teachers, administrators, support staff and students as well as a very involved community. It is time to come together for meaningful and constructive dialogue. In the mean time, I wish Mr. Allen all the success in his new position with support of the entire OR community.

Thank you for considering my thoughts for potential articles you may be writing concerning the ORSD.

Martha (Martie) Gooze
Durham