Many questions on Dist. 38 decisions

My family and I live in Big Hollow Elementary School District 38, where the school board recently announced it will make dramatic cuts in the educational program for the upcoming school year.

The cuts include eliminating lunch and recess for every elementary school student in the district, and eliminating physical education, art, music, and computer courses for all K-5 students.

I am eager to know what options have been considered long before the situation came to this.

I cannot help but think that the cuts are punitive — the taxpayers didn’t approve our referendums, we’ll show them!

Where did the district get the money for the two brand new schools for the campus on Fish Lake Road?

Didn’t the board anticipate the current financial situation a few short years ago?

Can you build an addition to your home and say, “I’ll find the money to pay all of my bills later “