My gut feeling on 3/26 BOE vote

[Anonymous]

Taylor is asking the board to combine the Crown proposal, Woodward proposal, and regional model proposal into one vote because they are "inextricably linked."

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Anonymous wrote:Just file already. What is stopping you. If there are tons of Wootton parents who want the laws, surely one is an attorney who can handle the lawsuit and money was collected for the filing fees and costs.

For the last time, you can’t file before the vote. JFC.

Of course you can. Stop making stuff up.

LOL. By the way, what is your stupid answer to why TT is in court defending McGuire’s $168M disaster?

One has nothing to do with the other. You could have filed to try to block the vote or get it postponed. What happened to all the donations? Did you steal it?

No you can’t file to block the vote or have it postponed. Clearly you want them to file prematurely and be dismissed.

I do wonder why they’re in such a hurry to have litigation. First it was “litigation is a waste of taxpayer money,” now it’s “hurry up and file already.”

If you don't intend to do it, stop with the threats as no one takes you seriously and clearly few Wootton parents care or they'd be out in larger numbers at the meetings.

You must live under a rock. It will be filed after the BOE votes.

File now... the vote is going through, we all know that and you are just wasting time.

Nah, they’ll wait for the vote. Also, whose time is being wasted? If it’s not your time, why do you care? What difference does a few more days make if you’re right?

Just file. You got the donations. Follow through and be transparent. You act like we care. We don’t. Go for it.

Clearly you do.

I want to see you file and fight it and see if you win. Good luck.

But you’re in such a hurry. Why?

Why aren’t you in a hurry? Courts can take years.

I can tell you’re not a lawyer

Even to courts many times. Doesn’t take long to file. What, you kept all the donated money?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Taylor is asking the board to combine the Crown proposal, Woodward proposal, and regional model proposal into one vote because they are "inextricably linked."

Sounds like there are some holdouts and he wants to silence dissent.

[Anonymous]

We need to vote out all the current BOE members and county council. And especially the BOE members who want to be on the council.

[Anonymous]

Let’s just get it over with. I’m a Wootton parent. The BOE is not going to be swayed by any of the parties involved at this point. They know what they plan to do. I really wanted Wootton to stay put (we walk) but I also see why others see the move as a logical decision. The infighting is tearing the community apart. A lawsuit will be a huge waste of money and not change anything. I guess a lot of parents weren’t here in the 80s for the boundary change of Ritchie Park to Richard Montgomery. It was ugly and Horizon Hill lost even though they had really rational arguments to stay at Wootton. They could walk. The school is in their backyard. I don’t think Crown will be bad for the kids. It won’t exactly be Wootton with communities being removed and added but it will still be a good school. And it won’t be falling apart. My student says most of the students are happy about the new building. It’s time to heal our community and find a way forward.

[Anonymous]

Wootton PTSA has publicly committed to planning for the transition to the new building if the BOE votes for this option. I hope the few rogue parents will listen to the wise Wootton leadership and stand down for the benefit of the community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wootton PTSA has publicly committed to planning for the transition to the new building if the BOE votes for this option. I hope the few rogue parents will listen to the wise Wootton leadership and stand down for the benefit of the community.

How is that going to work with an active legal situation? Are they inextricably linked?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wootton PTSA has publicly committed to planning for the transition to the new building if the BOE votes for this option. I hope the few rogue parents will listen to the wise Wootton leadership and stand down for the benefit of the community.

The people opposed to this probably aren't parents of schoolchildren anymore. They're mostly people who live across the street from the school and are worried about a decrease in property values. Since their kids are older, they don't need to worry about the poor state of the current building.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wootton PTSA has publicly committed to planning for the transition to the new building if the BOE votes for this option. I hope the few rogue parents will listen to the wise Wootton leadership and stand down for the benefit of the community.

How is that going to work with an active legal situation? Are they inextricably linked?

There isn't an active legal situation. They don't have a case.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wootton PTSA has publicly committed to planning for the transition to the new building if the BOE votes for this option. I hope the few rogue parents will listen to the wise Wootton leadership and stand down for the benefit of the community.

How is that going to work with an active legal situation? Are they inextricably linked?

What do you mean, "how is that going to work?". You don't think people are going to hold off on getting ready for the transition just because someone filed a lawsuit, do you? That would be nonsensical.

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Anonymous wrote:Wootton PTSA has publicly committed to planning for the transition to the new building if the BOE votes for this option. I hope the few rogue parents will listen to the wise Wootton leadership and stand down for the benefit of the community.

How is that going to work with an active legal situation? Are they inextricably linked?

There isn't an active legal situation. They don't have a case.

You wish Essie

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let’s just get it over with. I’m a Wootton parent. The BOE is not going to be swayed by any of the parties involved at this point. They know what they plan to do. I really wanted Wootton to stay put (we walk) but I also see why others see the move as a logical decision. The infighting is tearing the community apart. A lawsuit will be a huge waste of money and not change anything. I guess a lot of parents weren’t here in the 80s for the boundary change of Ritchie Park to Richard Montgomery. It was ugly and Horizon Hill lost even though they had really rational arguments to stay at Wootton. They could walk. The school is in their backyard. I don’t think Crown will be bad for the kids. It won’t exactly be Wootton with communities being removed and added but it will still be a good school. And it won’t be falling apart. My student says most of the students are happy about the new building. It’s time to heal our community and find a way forward.

Another Wootton walker here. I agree. I was also around in the 80's for the Ritchie Park rezoning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Taylor is asking the board to combine the Crown proposal, Woodward proposal, and regional model proposal into one vote because they are "inextricably linked."

For this request alone, if true, every BOE member should tell him to pound sand and have three separate votes any way they see fit. First of all, Crown and Woodward proposal have almost nothing in common. Second, his regional model proposal is a half-baked shell of a proposal that will be massaged for years to come. What exactly are they voting for - that there will be six regions and what school goes to what region. Everything else, the substance, what programs, where, curriculums, entrance criteria, etc. is nowhere near set.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We need to vote out all the current BOE members and county council. And especially the BOE members who want to be on the council.

+1,000

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wootton PTSA has publicly committed to planning for the transition to the new building if the BOE votes for this option. I hope the few rogue parents will listen to the wise Wootton leadership and stand down for the benefit of the community.

The people opposed to this probably aren't parents of schoolchildren anymore. They're mostly people who live across the street from the school and are worried about a decrease in property values. Since their kids are older, they don't need to worry about the poor state of the current building.

Babe, wise Wootton PTSA leadership? Are we talking about the same current PTSA? Those folks were so politically inept. They had no backbone and let Rockville politicians overrun them with tactics that didn’t work. Time for them to move on with their kids as they graduate.

But 100%, let us please move on towards transition planning and community building! Amen to that!