CANDIDATE WOTRING CALLS FOR A SOCIAL PRESCENCE

The cornerstone for my campaign to become a member of the LYNN SCHOOL COMMITTEE is my call for increased communication between the LYNN SCHOOL DEPARTMENT and the people of LYNN whether they be a parent of a student present, past, or  future or maybe just a person who likes to see his taxes put to good use. We, all have a right to know what’s going on with the education of our citizens and be allowed and encouraged to be part of the process.

The modern world has taken us beyond the note left in the backpack as the key method of information dissemination. It is time to boldly step into the Twenty-first century and fully embrace modern technology. It is hypocritical on one hand to embrace the STEM subjects, even to the point of opening up a special elementary school, while at the same time taking a selective blind eye to modern methods of communication.

I am not talking about just the specific and instantaneous advantages that email and mass all calls offer but the overwhelming benefits available with a systematic use of various social media outlets. In the past, opposition born out of fear mongering grown from ignorance and put forth for political gain has denied our students and parents access to information that could have had a positive impact on their lives.

Fear of inappropriate communications and relationships have stifled the development of several key tools in increasing student and parent involvement in the education process.  If anything, the events and/or scandals of recent weeks involving has illustrated that use of such forms or electronic communication actually increases the likelihood of any inappropriateness being exposed.

Therefore the continued policies regarding the use of social media need to be revised and opened up in order such that we reap the benefits of increased positive exposure while at the same time teach the consequences of misuse.