Yes or No – Marshall Schools Millage Question

Editorial

Written by John Face

May 3, 2024

Like many in the Marshall Public School District, questions abound about the Marshall Public Schools (MPS) current millage proposal. On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, voters are asked to approve a proposal to fund multiple projects in the district.  

The money from this bond is spread over many projects, with nothing to do with location and everything to do with need. We need to maintain top-of-the-line educational facilities to educate our kids. We need top-of-the-line everything to attract new students to the district. We need you to overcome this Albion/Marshall separation thing. Remember, it’s MPS, not AHS. We are all one.

For those who want to do all they can to defeat this bond, seriously, it’s time you take another look at your priorities. Those out there whose motivation to destroy this bond is because you don’t think, “Those people in Albion need a new school,” Wow, how sad. I have heard the “those people” multiple times over the last few months as I pondered whether I would support this bond issue.

Even though many of the above “Those people” comments are from the Marshall area, we have an equal number here in Albion who still lament, “Oh, we need our school back.” Get over it, Albion; we failed with inept school boards and parents who ran from the Albion district, taking their children elsewhere instead of fighting to save the school. We are one—we are all Marshall Public Schools, and it’s damn time that some of you start acting like it.

So here we sit with age-old prejudices from both sides of a simple issue, supporting our kids. It’s time to let the old go and move forward with unifying our district with a love of our school district, kids, and vote yes on a proposal that benefits kids. CLICK ON THIS to go to the bond website for more questions.