I am ceasing and desisting from writing anything else that is negative about Cranfills Gap, the school or the town. The main reason is that it has caused a rift between my sister and me--whom I love dearly, but do not agree with on a very few things in this life. I don't want to risk alienating her further, so we have agreed to disagree, but still be sisters!
All my sister Sue Lee has ever wanted was that the school stay open and be as it was years ago, which can be accomplished by just following the law. With tender loving care and everyone being very aware of small town issues (Like low enrollment), the Cranfills Gap school will not only survive but flourish. If the law is followed, that will happen. Tender Loving Care within the law for everyone should be the rule. (That's also a good rule for the town!)
I still think a lot of Mr. Scott as an administrator and wish him luck wherever he may go. It's too bad that he--like many others--did not acknowledge problems and controversy and then work with both factions to find a resolution.
Mr Scott has not addressed the false allegations and harmful rumours still being made against my sister or the personal attacks still being made on me and my family that have kept this controversy going. When I am attacked or my family is attacked, I have always responded. I have never faced injustice without fighting back, and NO ONE---not one person---ever tells me what to say, do, or think!
Sweeping problems under the rug--moving on without solving the problems or at least trying to--doesn't make the problems go away. The problems are still there, just swept under the rug--leaving everyone like an ostrich with its head buried in the sand.
Mr Scott and others have never acknowledged that it takes two dissenting views to keep controversy going and apparently wants to blame one side only. And every one is entitled to their own opinions and views, even if they may be right or wrong.
Life is tough. Stuff happens. The one given is that we will all survive, perhaps not in the way we originally planned, but we will survive. The Gap school has teetered in the danger zone of low enrollment for years.
The lesson to be learned from all this is simple: Follow the law and treat people right, and good things will happen--for the school and for the town.
Which is what we all really want, including me.
2 comments:
For the benefit of the community I hope it is true that this is your last post concerning the Gap. The horse died long ago.
Just because I am not writing anything about the Gap doesn't mean my opinion --that shameful despicable things took place-- has changed. And it doesn't change the fact that shameful and despicable things did take place! I'm just giving those who have attacked me and my family a chance to prove they can be nice guys, too, and do what's needed for the school and the town. It takes opposing sides to have a controversy! They need to step up and do their part, too. Sounds to me like you might be one who wants to keep the controversy going, as the second smart-mouth -opinionated- judgmental part of your comment is not helpful to the situation.
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