As educators and parents worry that Worcester County Public Schools will receive minimum funding for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the Ocean Pines Association has asked residents to remove yard signs expressing support for the academic system, despite members of the advocacy group Worcester United requesting approval.
Brittany Tignor, a Stephen Decatur High School librarian and a Worcester United leadership team member, submitted an application to the OPA seeking permission to display “I Support Public Education” signs on community properties.
According to the Ocean Pines resident, while Worcester United initially thought the signs would be approved, association officials have seemingly denied their request, as homeowners have been asked to remove the posters from their yards. A formal disallowance was never provided to Tignor or the advocacy group.
“There was no official communication,” the SDHS librarian said. “I understand that Ocean Pines does not want to have tons of signs, but I have a problem with how they approve and deny them. The system is not transparent … They are picking and choosing what signs get to stay and which signs don’t. It’s frustrating that there has been no official denial, yet people are getting violation letters.”
The “yard-sale” size declarations state the property owner’s support for a fully funded Worcester County Public Schools budget, among other initiatives.
I don’t support public education..in fact we should DEFUND public education
School vouchers for everyone on the ballot
Hang up those signs
Public education is a taxing sucking waste fraud and abuse under federal law!
NEGITIVE ROI!!
If you want to defend education, where is the money going to come from for school vouchers? Do you have any clue how a voucher system works?
NO! I won’t comply.. I have a right to display my sign if I want to.
The trillion dollar Covid funding bill for education has run out and schools across the country are going to feel the pain soon.
How’s that for IRONY? “SDHS librarian said. “I understand that Ocean Pines does not want to have tons of signs, but I have a problem with how they approve and deny them. The system is not transparent …” Now replace the word SIGNS with BOOKS!
No official denial? I assume there was also no official approval. The problem is that Tignor, “thought the signs would be approved…” Granted, I have not driven through OP in more than a decade, but as an organization, they have never been one to allow the clutter and eyesore these type of signs cause. If there is a set procedure in the OP bylaws as to how these requests are to be handled, and that procedure is not being followed, take them to court and get an injunction that directs them to hear the proposal at the next board meeting. Otherwise, shame on Tignor for assuming they would be approved and then whining about not getting her way.