Greed is an excessive desire to possess wealth or goods with the intention to keep it for one’s self. Greed is inappropriate expectation. However, greed is applied to a very excessive or rapacious desire and pursuit of wealth, status, and power. —Wikipedia

We would like to think that our community “leaders” are not full of pride and greed, but please listen closely:

• The CUEE Board did NOT meet with both school boards prior to sending the petition around town.
• Troup County Schools have not met AYP in 8 years.
• Tennessee’s Hamilton County system, the entire district, is currently high priority. This means they have had two years of bad results. This is the school used in CUEE’s original study.
• CUEE’s expert Steve Prigohzy said,

  "If you believe in the end that running one system is cheaper than running two school systems. If in the end you are going to cast a vote for a single system because you think it would save money, I wouldn’t cast my vote I do not think it will save money."

• If consolidation passes, there will be only 7 Board Members representing almost 20,000 students.