Letter: Need plan to take care of Prosser school buildings

I agree with your recent editorial about the need for new school buildings in Prosser.

When the last bond levy ran in 2011, I attended a public information meeting at the school, explaining to the taxpayers how the funds would be used. I commented that I noticed that the halls and the restrooms at the high school showed signs of vandalism and disrespect by the students — no doors on bathroom stalls, magic marker writing on the lockers, etc. I asked the administration what steps would be taken to insure that a new building would not be treated with the same disrespect and end up looking like the current facility. I felt that my comments were met with disdain and an unwillingness to discuss discipline from the administrators present.

I voted no in 2011 for the bond levy, because I am unwilling to spend my money on a facility that our children can’t or won’t respect and pass on to the next group of students in as good a condition as it was given to them.

To the Prosser administrators, this is your opportunity to give we taxpayers your plan to implement respect in our schools.

This story was originally published February 4, 2017 at 7:33 PM with the headline "Letter: Need plan to take care of Prosser school buildings."