I Am Sorry!

So the voters of the Ripon School District voted "NO" to a 1.5 million dollar referendum to make improvements to athletic facilities and to provide new items to a neglected fine arts department to which I say to the kids "I'm sorry" Now right away people are going to think that because I am involved in the Sports aspect of the school district, I am favoring this referendum because of it. Actually it's the opposite. I supported this referendum because of the fine arts portion of it. Way to often the fine arts programs at schools get neglected which is the case in Ripon. This referendum would have helped the band purchase new instruments and uniforms, the theater make some changes, help out the art department and more. Essentially almost every child in the high school would benefit from this referendum. Now unfortunately they will not. Instead the school district will continue to cut these programs even more because the voters said NO. To the students I say "I am so sorry" to the voters I say "I hope your sons, daughters, nieces, nephews, grandsons, and granddaughters aren't the ones suffering because you voted NO"