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Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas County, Virgin Islands
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A parent questions the ethics of the principal at George Washington School selling copy books, pencils, snacks, and bananas to students during school hours without licenses, turning public education into a business, and demands accountability from the government on the use of proceeds.
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Dear Mr. Editor:
I would like to know if it is right for the government to carry on business with the school children while giving them an education.
If it is not the government in business, is it right for the principal of the George Washington School to sell copy books, pencils, biscuits, candies of various kinds, cake and even ripe bananas on school premises during the hours 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.? Is it right for these things to be sold free while all business places selling the same items carry licenses of some kind? Is it right for the public school to be turned into a business place?
If the government is running the business under the principal's supervision then as taxpayers and parents we would like to know what the Legislature and the Governor intend to do with the money. We the parents would like to know.
We can understand when a drive is on for the Red Cross, or Polio, etc. But as long as this type of business is carried on the school premises parents are not going to keep quiet.
The school children are even warned by the same principal not to go into other business places when she is at the gate.
Nerita Jurgen
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Nerita Jurgen
Recipient
Mr. Editor
Main Argument
questions whether it is ethical for the government or school principal to conduct business by selling goods to students during school hours without licenses, turning public schools into commercial places, and demands transparency from the legislature and governor on the use of profits as taxpayers and parents.
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