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Lost in both this article and the posts is the fact that the School Committee did not vote to fund the junior high librarian position. So our junior high school students will share two librarians among three schools. This is among the most stupid decisions i've ever seen the Warwick School Committee ever make and I defy them to find any other district that has done this. With all due respect to ALAP, which serves a small number of students, library effects all students. They claimed the position cost $75K.They reallocated $170K from other areas of the budget and yet the opted to not fill the position. Karen Bachus's lament about tough choices rings incredibly hollow when she turns around and abstains from voting! In my twenty years of going to these meetings, I don't think I've ever heard members abstain from voting, until the election of Ms. Bachus. It should also be noted that Teri Medeiros has also abstained from many votes over the past few months. Why on earth seek the seat if you're not prepared to make tough choices? Supposedly, the departments original plan was to have one librarian cover Aldrich and Gorton, while the Winman librarian stayed put. One could draw a conclusion that this was simply retribution to those who fought to keep Gorton open for one more year until the district developed a long term plan. Maybe. Now they're saying that 'two librarians will cover three schools'. Well, that could still mean that one librarian would cover Aldrich & Gorton and the Winman librarian stays put. While I think ALAP is a priority, having a full time librarian at each junior high is a higher one, a non-negotiable one to me. 'Roving librarians' - you just can't make it up.

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