The Palm Beach County School*Board is scurrying to reprioritize projects as revenue shortfalls loom. The shortage is expected to worsen in spite of the added tax that we*the voters approved.*

Labor contracts will impact the shortage; our teachers deserve a livable salary.*But is the*“new and improved” police department real, or just a top-heavy paper tiger?*Is it no more than a bureaucratic monster in the making where misspending is obvious in the name of safety?*

The School Board needs to closely examine their police department: A*department where morale is almost non-existent amongst those doing the work. A department where tenured staff are resigning, and those replacing them are rushed through training to fill a void.*

It’s time to get to work and scrutinize*the agency’s*strategic plan before the debacle looming arrives.*

Jacob Tenore,*Palm Springs