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Mr. McNamara, I take offense to your last comment that the attorneys at the school department run the school and fail to look at the big picture. Here is the real "big picture". If the schools do not follow the laws, you create, and all of the mandates set by the state we will be in jeopardy of losing State funding. If this happens, we will be the next Central Falls or Woonsocket. If you would be so kind as to contact members of the education system prior to putting forth bills on education, debacles like the one created by this new law can be avoided. I know you put this forward to help keep kids safe and I appreciate your efforts. It does seem that you consulted with the RI Mentoring Partnership extensively to help them but you did not consider all of your constituents before the final passage. Schools might also be able to pay for the mentoring background checks if the State Legislature had not allowed the city to cut funding 5% for the last few years to the tune of $6+ million dollars. The State budget was balanced on the backs of the taxpayers at the expense of the education of our students. They deserve better than this. Please do not deflect your lack of foresight towards the attorneys who are protecting the schools so we can continue to educate the students. Thank you, Patrick Maloney

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