Privatization, or corporate takeover of public services is recieving increasing attention. Would you oppose efforts to allow private companies to provide the services now offered by our public school district such as custodian, transportation, or food services?
From Carolyn Murphy
Yes....It takes a Community....We need local, friendly faces in those jobs.
From Alex Ryabin
Yes. I’ve been witness to failure of several outsourcing contracts at a corporate level. The full value of outsourcing is seldom realized and necessary “in-house” resources necessary to manage the contract and provide governance are always underestimated.
From Paul Edelman
I would oppose any effort to privatize school services. While the services would be much cheaper, I believe, "you get what you pay for". With having two children in the district, I want people who will be working with my ...chidren (bus, cafeteria, custodial, etc.) to appreciate their jobs as a lifetime commitment. Not, "if our service contract doesn't work out here, we'll just be put somewhere else." We need employees who will be proud of the district they work for.
There would also be a concern of taking accountability and control of contractor employees. Our district would entrust the contractor to do the proper security checks and such. I am not willing to put my children, or anyone else's children at this risk
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