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News Report
Aug. 7, 2003
Sen. Bob Klitzkie has just introduced a bill that he claims places education
as the number one priority above everything else. Bill 162, the Every
Child is Entitled to an Adequate Public Education Act, is the first legislation
ever to hold GovGuam accountable under the Organic Act for providing an
adequate education for school children. In doing so the bill recognizes
that education is a civil right, therefore allowing children to seek litigation
against GovGuam for failing to provide an adequate education. As defined
in the bill, an adequate education at the minimum includes standards such
as: certified teachers for every class in a ratio established by relevant
collective bargaining agreements, properly ventilated classrooms with
temperature no greater than 78 degrees, sufficient water, reliable electricity,
textbooks, and clean restroom facilities. Klitzkie says he has gained
support for the bill from his other republican senators.
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