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# Railing against ‘save our schools’ mantra Editor
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/railing-against-save-our-schools-mantra-editor/
- Published: 2003-06-05T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T02:17:18.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Malibu, #archive-import

*By John Linfesty Santa Monica*

As we wait for the final Measure S ballots to be counted, let’s start the count-down.

How long before the SM-Malibu Unified School District starts whining about no money again? How long before we get hit up for more donations because the $6.5 million they will receive is just not enough and they can’t get by without more?

How long before our teachers feel the need to further promote the district’s agenda in the classrooms? If I hear one more 7-year old regurgitate the mantra of “save our schools” again I’m going to vomit. Our kids can’t read or add but they all know that the “wealthy” landowners are evil and hate children because they won’t give in and just pay more taxes to save our schools. It’s what they've learned in class this year, just ask them.

Now you'll get more of our money, congratulations. Now do something meaningful with it. Perhaps hire someone to weed out the reportedly 20 percent of children who do not belong here — that’s a logical start.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 5, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/060503.pdf?ref=smdp.com)