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# Letter: Council overstepping on school policy tied to funding
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/060207-story-20070602-9/
- Published: 2007-06-02T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T00:56:26.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

“I THINK FOR ANY ELECTED PERSON TO insist on a policy change on the basis of emotional testimony only is irresponsible and troubling. The ball is now in the court of the dually elected school board to examine or re-examine the policy and adjust it if that is in the best interests of the 12,000 students they serve. If the council wants to insist on specific school district policies as a funding condition, which I do believe is overstep-ping its reach, they at the very least should study the issues thoroughly before setting polices.”

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 2, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/060207.pdf?ref=smdp.com)