"Improper use of state property, time, etc. for political actitivies" Huntsville City Schools style

 

Per AL.com

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Fellowship of Faith Pastor Troy Garner will hold a press conference Monday at 12 p.m. in front of Lakewood Elementary School located on Mastin Lake Road.
Garner will call for a boycott of convenience stores selling drug paraphernalia.
"Over the past month it has been brought my attention that nearly all convenience stores in North Huntsville are selling these products. Although it might be legal, it is immoral and the placement of these products is reprehensible. We will be asking our elected officials and ministers to band together to stop this practice once and for all. I am also proud that the Huntsville Police Department supports our cause. They know firsthand the effects of illegal drugs on our young people," Garner said.
"Last week after a discussion with my daughter and wife, we sent our 15-year-old daughter into one of these stores and she was able to buy drug paraphernalia in less than five minutes. This convenience store was located across from Lakewood Elementary School. Our charge is to protect our children and stop the drug problems and the crimes it causes in our community. Enough is enough. "

Why is this press conference being held on school property during school hours, instead of at Pastor  Garner's church , which is located less than half a mile away from Lakewood Elementary School?  This has nothing to do with school business, and what about the separation of church and state?

IMHO, this is another media enabled weapon of mass distraction from the desegregation battle, and a nice nasty way of telling black clergy, black elected officials, and  black community leaders what they should be focused on.  Want proof?  Listen to HCS superintendent Casey Wardynski during this interview on WVNN, pay close attention at the 6:44-7:11 time mark.  

Listen to this interview and you will hear the callous disregard for the safety of the student's, teachers, and support personnel at the new north high school.  Funny how Wardynski and Company are concerned about the crime and drugs in north Huntsville but not about the potential health and safety risk associated with building a school less than half a mile from an active rock quarry.

Other elected officials speaking against the quarry were Mark Russell, president of Huntsville City Council, Madison County District 3 Commissioner Eddie Sisk, state Sen. Paul Sanford, state Sen. Shadrack McGill, state Rep. Wayne Johnson, Gurley Mayor Rob Sentell, Gurley Councilman Robert Wren.
Their concerns addressed environmental quality of Flint River and Hayes Nature Preserve, unsafe traffic with trucks crossing Norfolk Southern Railroad along a curve, heavy trucks sharing roads with school buses, air quality at two nearby schools and a lack of local governmental control of the quarry operation.

To be clear, I agree the issue of crime in our city needs to be addressed, and I am all for us working together for a safer and better Huntsville,  however let's work together with more substance and less show.

Enough is Enough.