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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd be curious to know how many people pontificating about the TJ PTA's actions and behaviors (both individual members and Exec Com) have read the By Laws? https://tjptsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TJHSST-PTSA-2019-Bylaws.pdf. Yes, there's a lot of standard, flowering language in the document; however, there are some pretty clear statements about the purpose of the organization as well as it's legal relationship to the VA and National PTA entities.  Moreover, the by laws do outline very clear expectations with respect to behavior of leadership and the entire charter in relation to the VA PTA. You can also cluck and bristle about whether there should be a TJPTA or if they should move to a PTO. Whatever decision is made, the current TJPTA does have a legal obligation to operate within the confines of the by laws.

Most notable for me in the by laws was the following:

"The association shall work to engage and empower children, families, and educators within schools and communities to provide quality education for all children and youth, and shall seek to participate in the decision-making process by influencing school policy and advocating for children's issues, recognizing that the legal responsibility to make decisions has been delegated by the people to boards of education, state education authorities, and local education authorities."

Seems to me, recent efforts to call in the legality of the counties authority to change the admissions process falls well outside what the TJPTA's purview. They can have an opinion and share that opinion, even advocate for a different approach but they are not the decision makers and are bound by decision vested with the recognized legal authorities.  
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I see nothing wrong with what the PTSA has done. Those that have said that the PTSA should only focus on school ops disregard the fact that the bylaws allow for advocacy as well.

Also, what the board does officially should be clearly separated from board members' individual rights to voice an opinion. One or two of them are particularly vocal - that's their prerogative.

I do think however, that the primary business of the PTA should be to take care of the business of the school - meetings, orientation, fund-raising, supporting and recognizing teachers, student celebrations etc. Do that well first.
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they are advocating for the removal of a subantial portion of the freshman class, they should be disbanded [/quote]

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