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Mr. Cushman is clear. There was no warning or way of knowing that a financial disaster awaited our schools or town.

Reminds me of my Environmental Problems class in college back in the late 80's.

My professor put a satellite photo up of New Orleans and explained that you couldn't put a major city between a major tidal body of water, a major river and a large lake and not to expect problems. Oh, and to build much of that city below sea level. She was clear, New Orleans was a ticking time bomb.

After the storm politicians repeatedly said there was no way to see this coming. There was. Every year the Army Corps of Engineers would request X amount of money to repair infrastructure. Every year, Administrations from both parties would give them 5-10% of what they requested. This is the problem when politicians ignore the advice of material experts for political expediency. This is on Avedisian, the school committee, the city council, the teachers union and the parents that selfishly advocated for their interests instead of the entire community.

If you're a member of one of those constituencies and you weren't advocating aside Mr. Cushman you were a part of this problem. Shame on you