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SIGN OF THE TIMES UPDATE: VETS'
COMMISSION OPPOSES
SCHOOL CLOSING -- Pennsylvania Governor running
into
opposition on closing of Scotland School for
Veterans' Children.
The school for students in grades
three through 12 opened in the 1800s and has 70 buildings on 183
acres. |
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Veterans Commission opposes
Scotland School closing
HARRISBURG -- The State
Veterans Commission is opposed to the closing of Scotland School for
Veterans' Children.
The commission agreed last week to send a letter to the governor and to
the General Assembly opposing the elimination of funding to the Scotland
School.
Rep. Russ Fairchild, chairman of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency
Preparedness Committee, today applauded commission members for their
stance. A Republican and Vietnam veteran, Fairchild represents Snyder and
Union counties. The school, open to the relatives of military veterans, is
run by the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
"It is inherently unfair to compare the Scotland School - which provides
24-hour, seven-day-a-week care to hundreds of students - to other
schools," Fairchild said. "The campus may not be fancy and include all the
very latest in technology and equipment, but the students receive a
tremendous education from a staff that has become their family. The value
of the Scotland School is very hard to put a price tag on, especially
considering alumni are judges, university professors, entrepreneurs, and
West Point graduates."
The State Veterans Commission includes members of the VFW, the American
Legion, AMVETS, Blinded Veterans Association, Catholic War Veterans of the
United States of America, Disabled American Veterans, Jewish War Veterans
of the United States, Marine Corps League, Military Order of the Purple
Heart, State Association of the County Directors of Veterans' Affairs,
Veterans of World War I of the United States of America Inc.,
Italian-American War Veterans of the United States Inc., Vietnam Veterans
of America Inc., American Ex-Prisoners of War and the Keystone Paralyzed
Veterans Association.
According to a recent survey at the school, more than 70 percent of
Scotland's graduates furthered their education in college and 15 percent
enlisted in the armed forces.
The school is "one of the gems" in the state's educational system,
Fairchild said.
"Let's take a look at eliminating funding for sports stadiums or millions
of dollars in tax credits for Hollywood film companies that have produced
little in the way of sustainable, long-term employment," Fairchild said.
Fairchild's list of potential slashes -- $45 million given by the
administration to a professional soccer stadium in the Philadelphia
suburbs and $75 million set aside for tax credits for Hollywood film
producers last year. The $120 million spent on two programs alone in 2008
- in addition to the $75 million more proposed for the tax credit in the
next fiscal year - would more than fund the Scotland School for nearly 15
years, he said.
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