Concerns about preschool plan

To the editor:I have concerns about the preschool that is being considered by the Cape Girardeau school board.

1. Would it not be unfair competition with private facilities since it would be subsidized with public funds?

2. Would it not be discriminatory since it would not be equally available to all who are eligible?

3. How soon would it be before the school board would have to ask for a tax increase to keep it operating?

4. How long would the generous offer for the use of the building be available before the school district would have to find another place or pay rent?

5. We are asked for tax increases regularly, it seems. So I'm sure the funds could be used elsewhere.

6. This would be one more step toward the planned communistic world government. The U.N. Treaty for the Welfare of Children, signed by President Clinton, calls for children to be removed from parents and put into communes until adults. It is my hope that our school board does not want that type of government control over our future citizens.

7. Would it not be a good idea to have a vote before we consider such a change in our education system?

LEE SNIDER, Cape Girardeau