University Place students sit for
2012 kickoff of Mayor Tommy Battle's Book Club. (Huntsville Times file) This is a follow up to What if Huntsville City Schools looked like downtown Huntsville on a Thursday night.
Yep, young, old, rich, poor, men,women, black/white/brown/red/yellow people of all religions, sexual orientation, and class, had equal access to spend their money at one of the most exciting Thursdays ever in downtown Huntsville.
It looked like One City, One Vision.
Then I attended the school board work session, which was originally touted as an opportunity for citizens to comment on the desegregation case, and I thought, what if Huntsville City Schools looked like downtown Huntsville on a Thursday evening? What if all children, regardless of their race, sex, or address, had equal access to the best public education their parents tax dollars could buy?
Today I ask: What if the City of Huntsville looked like the Huntsville City School system Monday through Friday?
What if we had separate exciting Thursdays in downtown Huntsville?
What if we had separate shopping centers, movie theaters, swimming pools, clubs, hotels, bars and restaurants?
What if had separate public libraries, museums, swimming pools, and parks?
What if we had separate hospitals, police departments, fire departments, and emergency responders?
Oh wait, been there, done that.
What if all children, regardless of their race, sex, or address, had equal access to the best public education their parents tax dollars could buy?
What a wonderful school district it would be......
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