California Schools Are Not Political

California schools "Totally don't care whether you vote yes on prop 30.  But you should vote yes."

California schools, outside of the school system really want Prop 30 to pass.  It means more money for a lot schools and helpful community services, among other State and community benefits.  Surely most teachers, not as an agent of the school system directly, would tell you Prop 30 is a great thing for education.

However, inside the school system, they absolutely don't care if it passes, or not.  The extent to which CSU doesn't care is most obvious.  CSU spokesperson Claudia Keith stated,   "We are not advocating one way or the other.  We are just laying out the facts." that was not the originally drafted sentiment, but "We will break your knees if Prop 30 isn't approved" was going to be a nightmare to implement.

They are not advocating one way or the other by delaying when students will be notified of their acceptance until, as a coincidence I suppose, after the election.  They are also sending out a non-political letter.  The letter states if Prop 30 doesn't pass then there may not be room for the school to accept as many students as they'd like.  The implication is, probably whoever gets that letter is one of those unacceptable students.  Again, this isn't the school taking sides though.  Any prospective student can still vote "No."  They can also not attend college, or wear underpants on their heads. CSU's letter is open to a great deal of possibilities.

There have also been rumblings of a few different actions to take in either outcome of Prop 30, passing or failing.  If prop 30 passes they say, they may refund spent tuition for students who paid in the previous year.  That's a common thing for colleges to do, when those colleges are wacky party animals, like CSU.  On the other hand if it fails, the school system has been considering: tuition increases, job cuts, lower enrollment rates, cutting athletic programs, combining staff and janitorial duties to clean up their administration, and on.

As a side note, I don't understand college finances so good.  But, if they are hurting for cash, would turning away prospective students help them?  Why wouldn't there be room for 6,000 extra tuition paying students?  6,000 students that would be paying a higher overall tuition?  Why, I'd guess it's just a political move intended to scare people into voting the way they want.  But, thankfully I've been reassured that's not the case.  Phew.

I really don't care much about whether Prop 30 is good or bad.  Schools should not be allowed to intimidate the students who give them jobs.

It'd be like me threatening potential employers.  Hey publisher of articles, if you don't publish this one, you might not be able to get articles from me in the future.  If you don't publish it, I've also thought about not eating, not working anymore, never going out with my friends, and probably calling Mom and telling her to bring me home because I'm a failure and it's all your fault.  But, do whatever you want.

But see, a publisher would know that's the stupidest thing they'd ever heard.  But prospective students might not realize it.  Either way, I don't care about whether or not people get angry at the school system for this, but it was a dumb intimidating tactic that deserves to be met with anger.