Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Reader poses six questions on proposal to expand JHS Performing Arts Center

The following comment on Connect 2 Culture's proposal to add on to Joplin High School's Performing Arts Center to attract concerts and Broadway-type shows arrived a few moments ago.

1. Who pays for the upkeep?
2. Who pays for the heat and air?
3. Most important, how do you keep the "visitors" away from our children. You know, the children whose nude pictures CJ's chief of internet security had on his computer? And all of their peers? We know CJ isn't concerned for their safety, or he would have alerted parents to the possibility of exposure to a pedophile.
4. Is there no place else? Maybe 20th and Connecticut? There's no construction there.
5. How does this not crowd the school? Will more parking be created, or will our kids have to move over.
6. Don't exploit our children to build your sets, calling free labor and time away from class an "opportunity." They're out of their classes enough as it is.

It seems like the public ought to get some say in this. Joplin might be starving for culture, but it doesn't have to be on school grounds. Down the road is close enough.

How do you feel about the proposal?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I agree with commenter. We could use more cultural events and entertainment in Joplin, but it doesn't need to be connected to the school. Schools do not need extra people around all the time. There is a lot of land left in Joplin. Put it in some of the empty spaces that look dreadful, and the kids can go visit. Don't create chaos at the schools so you can brag about bringing culture to the masses.