... council member Isiah Leggett (D-At Large), another member of the education committee, said he is adamantly opposed to fees for students.MCPS continues to charge lots of fees, including illegal curricular fees. Ike, what happened?
"Rich parents will be able to afford it, and poor students will get waivers, which means we would be riding [on] the backs of the middle class, and there's no way I would support that," Leggett said.
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Leggett - No way that I would support fees
Kids don't vote. Why should Leggett care about them?
ReplyDeleteAt the Montgomery County Delegates Priorities Public Hearing the other night, Mr. Leggett, along with Council President Ervin and the mayors of Takoma Park, Gaithersburg, and Rockville, was out front supporting the gas tax of 15 cents (at 5 cents per year, incremental). What happened to the guy who didn't want to 'ride on the backs of the middle class?' Oh my.
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