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The state of the School Department does not surprise me. It has been a sinking ship for years. I pulled my children from the Warwick Schools due to the fact it was not meeting my children’s needs. After fighting many of the cuts in the past to no avail, I threw in the towel.

I am paying private school tuition and in doing so, saving the school department money. The money I pay in taxes that would be going to my children’s education as Warwick school students is now dispersed amongst those that do attend. Now, they want to charge me for the text books my taxes pay for?!

As for the claim that students attending schools in other district Pathway programs is due to the “lure of a more desirable zip code” or sports is ludicrous. I looked in to these programs as a more affordable alternative to the private school because of the programming strengths and my children would be more challenged in the other district environments. The parents I know who made these choices did so for educational purposes.

The mismanagement of this district, educational philosophy and lack of rigor caused me to lose all faith in this district’s abilities. The amount of students who have left for private school, Pathways or Charter Schools (not to mention the number of families that have moved) should be a wake up call to this district! If it comes to a point that private school is no longer an opportunity for my family, I will be putting up a For Sale sign. It is disgraceful. Every child in this city deserves better. The administration and school committee should be ashamed.