THE GUV'NOR

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FIRESEED ELECTED PARENT GOVENOR
SHAGGY-HAIRED ROCK N ROLLER IN SCHOOL SCANDAL
LOCAL COMMUNITY IN STATE OF SHOCK...
yep
more new territory folks
fireseed been voted onto the governing body at h's school
gotta do all i can for my little girl after all
i submit a supporting statement
detailing all the great ex-peer-ians
and purse-null kwalities i got to offer in spades
and miraculously i bag the most votes
out of los tres candidatos
to be honest with ya
i'm still getting the hang of this malarkey
the procedures
the jargon
the what's what
what i can contribute
and what i can't
how to avoid the temptation to carp and criticise
while gently misbehaving and making things happen
sorting out the graffitti n the scruffiness
the healf n safety issues
the open windows that heat the streets not the classrooms
there's a hole lotta committees
committees for this
and committees for that
curriculum committees
personnel committees
pay committees
committees about committees
everything is run like a business
meetings n chairs
actions n minutes
quorums n votes
actually i'm quite taken a back
at the level of responsibility us govenors are given
setting salaries
recruiting a new head master
etcetera
but it's good to get the lowdown
on what's going down
for example
one thing i like
that sounds promising
is something called 'sustainable schools'
now i have to admit
that it's swathed in government rhetoric
quotes from doublethink speeches by major tone
but the general thrust of it is kosha
all schools are gonna have to integrate sustainability
more n more into everything they do
from the meals they cook
to the fuel they burn
so i'm right behind the ss programme...
anyway
next time ya see me
don't forget to address me proper:
evening guv'nor!