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.
