No Compassion?

 

 

During public Delegations, Nathaniel Sizemore spoke to the members, saying that the Pocahontas County BOE is like having someone bad in your family from whom you are always expecting a phone call that they are in trouble, but you hope they have learned from their mistakes, but often they haven’t. He said he feels like the BOE is still failing despite being released from the state of emergency. He said they need a full-time counselor at PCHS, consistent Special Education, need to fix budget shortfalls, and to improve teacher morale.

Later during a related meeting agenda item, Sizemore asked for the board’s approval to enroll his two children in a Robotics class. He needs to ask because he home-schools his kids. The board approved this, but informed him that policy requires he be charged $750.00 for each of his kids to attend that class because they are not enrolled in the Pocahontas County Public Schools. He was told that if he chooses to enroll them, there will be no charge.

Later during the board member comments, Frosty McNabb addressed Sizemore, asking him if he has been watching or following the BOE meetings, and when he said no, he has not been following the meetings, McNabb said it is very frustrating when people give their opinions on something they admittedly have no knowledge of, and things have changed for the better since Dr. Williams became Superintendent last July. Sizemore said he home schools his kids since moving to the county, because prior to moving here, one of his kids was diagnosed with cancer and their old school said they could not accommodate the medical needs of a student who was that sick. Sizemore then said that after attending and listening at this meeting, he feels like he should apologize for being so hard on the board in his opening remarks.