I'd like to thank our State Senator Dave Miramant for his highly effective leadership in helping bring about a revised policy adopted by the Maine Principals' Association that allows students in smaller private schools to participate in sports at the public schools in the districts where they live.

My son is at Watershed, an excellent independent school in the heart of Camden, and this new policy is a great benefit to him and his classmates. Schools like Watershed are a terrific alternative for some kids, and this fairer policy means that the alternatives for all students are that much richer.

Under the revised policy, all kids of families who pay taxes for the public schools are now able to play sports there. This enables talented student athletes from all schools in the district to work together to create the strongest teams possible. By working together, stereotypes that thrive in a climate of separation can be broken down.

The same is true in politics, and I have seen Senator Dave Miramant work well with people across the aisle in our community and in the state legislature.

Miramant works hard to support our community, and I hope you will join me in voting to re-elect him this November 8. 

Chris Facq lives in Camden