Teachers, school officials brought current crisis upon themselves

Well I suppose there will be plenty of sad faces among school officials and students alike now that the millage was defeated. It's too bad for the students, I'll agree. However, as far as the faculty and school administrators are concerned, I believe they brought this problem on themselves. Mismanagement of funds and failure to support the very voters they were asking to pass the millage increase has come back to haunt them.

They've never shown any concern when the auto industry started to collapse. They blamed it on the autoworker's wages and benefits being too high. Still, most continue to drive foreign vehicles without giving a thought to what the consequences would be.

American workers continue to lose their jobs and homes. Why did school officials think the community would vote in favor of a tax increase if they can barely afford to keep their homes and food on the table. Teachers and school administrators should take concessions like the autoworkers have had endure. Maybe they're more concerned about their own wages and pensions than they are about the students' programs that they threaten to cut. Most people, myself included, would probably consider a milder increase if the money were actually going to benefit student programs, not a salary increase for the already overpaid faculty.

Stephen D. Dezarov Manchester