This petition is for the education of every student enrolled in any U-46 school right now, any alumni that had to deal with the same cutbacks, and any future student whose future may be jeopardized.

The current proposal for U-46 is a 17 million dollar cutback which could include: Freezing the pay of administrators and nonunion employees, continuing to restrict "discretionary funds" on supplies, reducing transportation costs by continuing to limiting field trips, and examining the staffing in all areas. This is on top of the cutbacks from previous years which included: letting go teachers, cutting back on classes, and cutting back financial spending for academic classes.

Parents and students alike are outraged over the many cut backs over the past several years. While the next generation of adults education is at risk, former Superintendent Connie Neale is receiving over $250,000 a year as well as health benefits, a contribution to the state Teacher's Retirement System and other benefits for a total of about $405,000.

We will not stand for this anymore. U-46's disregard for it's own staff and students has taken its toll on the community and enough is enough. We need to stand up and fight for the children's education, because nothing is more important then the education of America's future.