It sounds like the grant could have been channeled into a local TM center with some advertising to the school for those who still wanted to participate. Why the quick judgment to withdraw over a few dissenters? Mark Von Trumpledorf III
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, gimari03 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > To the TL Community > October 18, 2006 > > The following is a news release from the District Office that announces the > withdrawal by the David Lynch Foundation of their $175,000 grant to fund the > teaching of the Transcendental Meditation technique on a voluntary basis to > up to 25 staff members and 250 students. As a result of the withdrawal we > must cancel plans for the teaching of the meditation program. > > NEWS For release: October 17, 2006Contact: Leah Reich > > Terra Linda High announces withdrawal > of David Lynch Foundation grant > > SAN RAFAEL, CA, October 17, 2006 –Terra Linda High School Principal Carole > Ramsey announced today that the David Lynch Foundation has withdrawn its > offer of a $175,000 grant to fund the teaching of the Transcendental > Meditation technique on a voluntary basis to up to 25 staff members and 250 > students. > > "The intent of our offer has always been to reduce the level of stress among > students and staff—which has been our experience with this program in > schools all over the country," said Bob Roth, vice president of the David > Lynch Foundation. "We are disappointed to encounter such misunderstandings > from a tiny but vocal religious minority. Given the situation, we feel it is > best to direct our support to other deserving schools." > > In making the announcement to staff and via the OneTL website, Principal > Ramsey said, "It is unfortunate that a few individuals have created an > environment that has led to the withdrawal of this grant. Nevertheless, the > school will encourage students who remain interested in meditation to > investigate alternative programs. High stress continues to be a concern for > high school students and the school supports a variety of efforts to reduce > it, both inside and outside the classroom." > # # # > > The San Rafael City Schools includes the San Rafael Elementary School > District and the San Rafael High School District that serve more than 5,500 > students in the community of San Rafael. The vision of the San Rafael City > Schools is to offer an education program of unparalleled excellence, built > on challenging content, high performance standards and a renaissance of > reforms. > > I want to thank David Garcia and all of the staff and students who have > participated in trying to put this program together. While we are > disappointed this program didn't work out, because of the high interest we > will encourage students to investigate other programs. We will be providing > guidance as to what type of programs would fit within the structure of a > school club and what activities would have to be outside of the school day. > > High stress continues to be a concern for high school students and the > school will continue to pursue activities and programs to reduce it, both > inside and outside the classroom. > > Carole Ramsey > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
