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- Link: https://www.timprobst.com/2023/03/21/4742/
- Published: 2023-03-21T20:38:02-05:00
- Author: Tim Probst

[Supporters make case for Mehlville Proposition E](https://callnewspapers.com/supporters-make-case-for-mehlville-propositon-e/)

I feel that it is our duty as citizens to support our public schools to help make
them exceptional. Unfortunately, this has not historically been the way citizens
of Oakville and Mehlville have felt about their public schools.

Granted, none of our children have attended our public high school. To be blunt,
it is simply not good enough. It pales in comparison to the public high schools 
my wife and I attended in the Chicago area in the 90’s, public schools in other 
parts of the St. Louis area today, and the vast number of private schools in the
area.

Even while paying an arm and a leg for private school, I still support providing
more funding to our public school district. Public education is important. It is
fundamental. It changes lives.