May 21, 2014

Parent Shocked by Striking Teachers: What They Are Asking for Is Only Fair

To the Editor:

I am a parent of two college kids who made it to the top 15 colleges of the country because of their education from Princeton Regional Schools, and I have another child attending PHS.

We have returned from living abroad so that my daughter could to go to this high school. We decided to separate the family because we wanted our daughter to have the same education we gave our boys. I was shocked to watch the teachers outside the buildings [at PHS] today wearing their blue T shirts and handing out papers that summarized three years of negotiations. I am very upset to know that this has been going on and we, as parents have had no say. We moved to Princeton because of the schools!!! Everybody who lives in Princeton does it for the same purpose. I (like many more) commute to the city every day because I wanted my kids to study here (we could easily pack and go to any other town with less taxes and a closer commute).

What the teachers are asking for is only fair!

Please take the opinion of a concerned parent and just do what is needed to have our teachers satisfied and let them continue to do what they are doing — an excellent job educating our kids.

Liliana Morenilla

Mount Lucas Road