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Holly Barber's avatar

As the adage goes “follow the money”. Your financial report is fascinating. Thank you for all the information.

Regarding school chaplains, I am concerned about the entanglement of church and state. I hate to write “in my day” but “in my day”, counselors helped students and families in need of social intervention, a much better solution in my opinion.

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Andrea Miller's avatar

HI Dan! Really appreciate the quality of this newsletter! I didn't realize there would be 4 trains an hour crossing Beltline! Would you be able to find out how loud the Silver Line trains are (guessing somewhere in between cars and freight trains), and if they plan on blowing a whistle when they cross East Belt Line Road? I live near Bethel School in Northlake Woodlands and hear the freight trains at night.

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Carol Smith's avatar

Thank you for keeping our Coppell community informed!

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Jane Moore's avatar

Thanks for all the candidate info.

Also, when CISD is voting Monday on whether to hire chaplains for each campus, will they consider all the different faiths represented in the diverse district?

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Dan Koller's avatar

At one time, there was a memo attached to Monday’s agenda that said the administration was recommending the trustees vote to not adopt a policy authorizing chaplains. By the time I took a second look at the agenda, that attachment was gone.

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Andrea Miller's avatar

Really valid point!

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Donna Bekavac's avatar

Thank you for the candidate updates.

I hope our school board remembers there should be a separation of church and state! If they don’t, there is going to be controversy on which religious sects may be in the schools and the chaplains’ qualifications!

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Darla M.'s avatar

Chaplains??

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Dan Koller's avatar

Some people aren’t so fond of the separation of church and state.

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Jane Moore's avatar

Thanks-- looking forward to your coverage as always.

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