Letter: Splitting school district bad move

Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2003 | 8:52 a.m.

I have mixed feelings about state Sen. Sandra Tiffany's latest move in her campaign to split up the Clark County School District. As a taxpayer, and one who has lived in a city with multiple school districts, I am completely opposed to the split.

The result can only be a situation in which there are the same number of students and the same number of teachers, but twice as many administrators. Most of the complaints about the current district have to do with excessive administrative costs. Splitting the district can only make those costs significantly higher.

As the husband of a teacher, however, I can see an advantage. With more than one district, my wife might be able to improve her pay and benefits by moving to whichever district offers the most. With two school districts within easy driving distance, competing for quality teachers, salaries and benefits for teachers here in the Las Vegas Valley can only improve.

WALLACE J. HENKELMAN

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