Letter to Congress

For those of you that read my last post and would like to contact your congressman but do not know what to say my letter is below. Please feel free to use it as a template!

Greetings Senator/Representative _____________________

As a constituent of yours I am writing because I strongly oppose H. R. 1. I would like to request you, as my elected official, refuse to pass further cuts to education. Programs such as the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program are vital for our students, especially in time of economic hardship. These cuts will have a negative impact on our students. In a time where we are trying to focus on students first it is imperative that we show them how important they are. Allowing the education budget to be cut does exactly the opposite.

I am currently enrolled in the school counseling program at the University of West Georgia. During my matriculation I have learned the importance of the school counseling program in public schools. The school counselors are the only staff members whose only advocate is the student. If students lose their main advocate where will that leave them and what message will it send? I am urging you to do what it takes not allow this bill to take away one of the major departments in the public school system that advocates for the student. I am asking that if you are not already aware, you research the importance of funding for education specifically in the school counseling department and reconsider this bill. I am asking you to put the students first!

Sincerely,

Marcella Rolle