Court Hearing Scheduled - March 14th

The big news at last nights Community Schools SOS meeting was the phone call from the Federal Court calendar clerk that a hearing has been scheduled in the USA v. Bertie County BOE case. SOS has been informed that the consent order has not been entered, but a hearing has been set.

Community school supporters are hopeful that this is the good news they have been waiting for. Community Schools SOS plans to go in force to the hearing so that the Judge will know where the citizens of Bertie County stand.

Community Schools SOS continues to pile up petitions as more and more people sign. They are currently well past 3,000. To introduce a little fun into this process that has been going on for two months now, a skit was performed at last nights meeting to dramatize what it will take to complete this process, and save Bertie's community schools.

Tin Man, Lion, Dorothy, Scarecrow And Wizard Of "Oztie"

The Wizard of "Oztie", granted intelligence, heart and courage to those who are seeking community schools. And in order to send Dorothy "home to her community school in Bertie", the wizard asked the crowd to give Dorothy the petitions she needs to SAVE OUR SCHOOLS.

Because of the hearing on March 14th, SOS plans a supplemental filing in Raleigh, so that the Judge has as many of our signatures as possible when the hearing is held. If you want the Judge to know where you stand, please seek out a Community School representative and sign now. All petitions must be turned in to the Farm Bureau by Wednesday so next Thursday they can be filed in the court case.