As a new resident coming from the Bay Area to Carnelian Bay, I read Kevin MacMillan’s article with no small amount of shock and disgust (no awe).
I have felt so fortunate to have met the absolute nicest people here in North Lake Tahoe.

However, each time I read about an action like this coming out of IVGID, an attempt to either exclude nonresident children who attend a school in their district, or make them pay an apartheid fee, along with their attempt to corral free speech at Incline beaches, it makes me think that I may have made the right decision in not choosing Incline to reside in.

I’m certain that the school is quite aware how difficult IVGID can make their lives if they make waves, but Principal Kathleen Watty is dead wrong that “it really wasn’t a problem.” It is, in fact, a huge problem with all sorts of implications, some legal, and not the least of which is the greed, arrogance, and lack of conscience and integrity of a very wealthy community.

Not only should the school have refused to provide private residence information on the children, but they should have set an example for their children (civil rights, human decency, etc.) and changed their outing’s venue in protest.
It’s no wonder that the generous donors who paid the fees want to remain anonymous.

I’m guessing they might be Incline residents who may neither want to associate themselves with this shameful and despicable policy, nor incur the wrath of their wealthy neighbors, who seem to feel the need to extract a few extra bucks from nonresident students and their parents.

I wonder if Beverly Hills does this sort of thing to their nonresident students. In any case, IVGID and the Incline community as a whole should be deeply ashamed.
If sanity were to prevail, and there really are huge financial or environmental problems associated with allowing nonresident children to join their fellow students at the beach, which I doubt, perhaps IVGID should consider a flat rate for each school or class that doesn’t single out nonresident children.

Barring that, I have a suggestion: How about having IVGID provide those nonresident children with yellow arm bands with “N-R” emblems to wear while they are at the beach?

Lucille Moyer
Carnelian Bay, Calif.