doesn’t take a village.” Rick Wood said he opposed

doesn’t take a village.”

Rick Wood said he opposed Goals 2000. “The federal involvement is not worth it” He said he agreed teachers should have raises, but “Where are you going to find the money?”

Harold Thrower said his taxes had increased 22 percent last year with the fire tax. He suggested other parts of the budget be cut so the teacher raises could be funded.

Forrest Whorton said he opposed the budget. “I’d like the teachers to work with the county people and try to hold on for a couple of yup. Don’t raise taxes just because^they need raises.”

High school senior Cari Kerr praised her French teacher for turning her around. “She touched my heart,” she said adding that now in French V she can read any French book assigned. She said when she goes to other schools in competitions, the students from the other schools are “in awe” when she says how well she knows her teachers.

Senior Jim Clark said he was “outraged” that anyone would suggest teachers not get a pay raise. He said he vyas on a Technology Bowl team that won first in the state two years in a row and was not able to advance to national competition because the school system did not have funds to send the team. The national winner was a team, the Rappahannock team had defeated at the state level, he said.

His mother Ellie Clark suggested those who “think teaching is a lark should offer to substitute.” She suggested they also put themselves in the students places and imagine trying to concentrate in 90 degree heat without air conditioning or running on the poor track. “You should not only refrain from cutting the budget, but give money to dream,” she said.

Rose Ann Sharp said, “I don’t want you to cut the budget any more.” She said as director of the Child Care and Learning Center “How lucky I am in my board of directors. They never once let the staff go without a