Public input needed as budget cuts loom

Due to declining enrollment and inadequate state funding, the Fallbrook Union High School District is again in the position of reducing programs and services that support students. While this unfortunate reality is not unique to our district, the impact will be.

One of the major factors adding to our challenge is the increasing expectations about our schools responsibilities to our students. When public schools originated back in 1640, they were established to teach basic reading, some writing, and arithmetic skills, and cultivate values that serve a democratic society. According to Jamie Voll...