Dear Rep. Troxclair: Why destroy public education?
Editor, This letter is for State Rep. Ellen Troxclair (R-Lakeway), District 19 representative.
The Texas Legislature, of which you are a member, has voted into law the “school choice,” which essentially takes money away from public schools and gives it to private schools.
Public schools are the backbone of Texas, and your legislature has gutted them.
By voting for “school choice,” you and your fellow legislators have betrayed generations of Texas students, who will have less of an educational experience than your students had when you were teaching.
In reality, over the long term, there will be teacher shortages, lack of facilities and virtually no resources for students.
And the families who can already afford private schools will just have a subsidy from the state to do what they were already doing: sending their children to private school.
You have betrayed millions of Texas students. How does that feel? How does the former teacher in you feel? Will future considerations make up for it? Is it worth it?
One final thought which I have not been able to understand: why is the Republican Party of Texas so hellbent on destroying public education in Texas?
Richard Caldwell Boerne resident
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