Opposing views against the Springfield School District bond hold no real justification. There have been many negative remarks on Springfield School District due to the recent release of a bond for $50 million on the upcoming ballot. Many of these remarks, especially ones by the Springfield News-Leader, are extremely shallow and prove that many have not done proper in-depth research on the matter.  Most of all of these negative comments can be explained in a positive manner. One common misconception is that the district has spent too much of the residents’ tax money and is just trying to reach its hand deeper into the pockets of the taxpayers. Fortunately, this is a bond issue and not a tax levy. The debt service funds and the bonding capacity of our district allowfor the collection of the money with the increase of residents’ taxes. This is a true stimulus testimony.  With this bond SPS will use money from the government and put it back into the community through its schools. Also, the funded projects will create the opportunity for people in the community to work and get paid.  They will then spend money around our home and a huge line of local reinvestment is created. If we continue to ignore our schools’ and students’ needs, our community will start to fall.  Property values will decrease because no one will want their children to go to our schools. This is proven by the continuation of new residents of the Ozarks to pick to live in districts such as Nixa and Republic because they have newer and more innovative schools.  Also, some residents of Springfield are currently deciding to move from the district to a smaller outside one. It almost seem residents have few if any ambitions for this community.The average voting age in our district is 58.  It seems the elderly are getting more involved in our community than the parents of the children attending our schools. Only 66 percent of parents in our district are registered to vote. This is a fact that this community should be embarrassed about, but amazingly many remain unaware. How arewe supposed to pass a legislation to better the education of students in our community when one-third of their parents are too lazy to fill out a ballot?  It is strictly impossibility without the support of our districts’ parents. In fact, we need support from all members of our community that are 18 years or older.  The district needs a 57 percent positive vote on the ballot to pass the bond.  Any student over 18 can register to vote inside their High School office, so there is no excuse for students.