Letters to the Editor 1-11-18
Legally likely Dear ER: To justify creating a bike path in Polliwog Park, Manhattan Beach Mayor (and former MBUSD School Board member) Amy Howorth stated during the August 15, 2017 council meeting, “School districts are responsible for students, not just when they’re at school, but when they’re on their way from the student’s home in the morning, ‘till they get there for the start of school day, and after the end of school ‘till when they get home. It’s this little known fact.” Really? My research leads me to conclude the statement is false and Howorth has ignored requests to provide statutory references or case law supporting this onerous, putative legal precept. The District would have exposure to liability if it utilized busses. However, as busses were perplexingly deemed “too expensive” for this affluent enclave, our supposedly “green” city relies on parents to transport their children. It should be noted that when Howorth revealed her arcane “fact” none of the other council members, including three who possess the degree of Juris Doctor, (Hersman, Napolitano and Lesser) refuted her statement. Going along to get along goes too far when it involves complicity in deception…
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