Option H is permanent and the old Wootton HS campus will be closed for good?

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Anonymous wrote:FFS, get ready folks, tomorrow's testimony includes Wootton flexing their money muscles and overtly trying to intimidate (threaten?) the BOE with lawsuits because they may not get their way.

This gem of a parent starts with, "I’m the one sending legal notices....You’re probably tired of hearing from me. I’m definitely tired of writing them" So, just a thought: no one asked you to do that so maybe take a break?

She then says, "My role is not to advise—you have counsel for that—but to caution that we are watching closely. Here’s just a few of the many legal issues we are tracking."

First of all, yea, pretty sure that's intimidation at it's finest. But also, she acknowledges they have counsel who is advising them and unless she thinks they are literal idiots, said counsel is not allowing them to do something illegal.

Or, maybe in typical Wootton fashion, she's just the smartest of them all?

Is she even a lawyer? I'm too lazy to google but I do hope she shows up in a Judge's robe tomorrow for her testimony.

Let them sue.

Be careful what you wish for. Didn’t MCPS get spanked by the Supreme Court last year? I’m quite sure that MCPS’ lawyers are going to be very careful about doing anything that even comes close to the legal line.

You are very, very wrong. MCPS’ lawyers only get paid big bucks when MCPS is sued.

MCPS lawyers lol aren’t even competent enough to argue in SCOTUS. MCPS lawyers get paid the same annual salary regardless of whether they get sued or not—which is why they don’t care and aren’t competent. When shit hits the fan lol MCPS hired out and pays insane amount of money for third party lawyers because they know their own lawyers are inept. Just Google who actually represented MCPS in the Supreme Court cases—wasn’t MCPS in house lawyers.

They sure do love wasting taxpayer money.

The point about referencing the Supreme Court case is because MCPS died on a hill when it had several reasonable alternatives to resolve the dispute. Instead, it set a bad precedent that will live for decades.

MCPS has alternatives to Option H, but if it pushes for that option, litigation will happen and it will look stupid again. If there is any hint of DEI or discrimination involved, the case might garner White House and DOJ attention. Nobody wants that during an election year.

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Anonymous wrote:FFS, get ready folks, tomorrow's testimony includes Wootton flexing their money muscles and overtly trying to intimidate (threaten?) the BOE with lawsuits because they may not get their way.

This gem of a parent starts with, "I’m the one sending legal notices....You’re probably tired of hearing from me. I’m definitely tired of writing them" So, just a thought: no one asked you to do that so maybe take a break?

She then says, "My role is not to advise—you have counsel for that—but to caution that we are watching closely. Here’s just a few of the many legal issues we are tracking."

First of all, yea, pretty sure that's intimidation at it's finest. But also, she acknowledges they have counsel who is advising them and unless she thinks they are literal idiots, said counsel is not allowing them to do something illegal.

Or, maybe in typical Wootton fashion, she's just the smartest of them all?

Is she even a lawyer? I'm too lazy to google but I do hope she shows up in a Judge's robe tomorrow for her testimony.

Let them sue.

Be careful what you wish for. Didn’t MCPS get spanked by the Supreme Court last year? I’m quite sure that MCPS’ lawyers are going to be very careful about doing anything that even comes close to the legal line.

Also, wouldn’t a.lawsuit attract even more unwanted media attention? Closing a top school under questionable circumstances isn’t.a good look.

Get a grip. The proposal is to move a school from a crumbling old building that you all have complained about for years to a brand new building. That’s positive coverage.

Yes-- outside of the Wootton area this look like giving Wootton a gift. Community remains in tact a they get a new building. I understand people don't want something farther away, but as you can see by reaction on this board, the general impression of this is not discrimination against a top school--it's giving them a gift.

Sure-in the same way that you forget at the last minute that someone is gonna be at a Christmas party and get them a candle. That kind of gift.

More like you broke your kids beloved possession and then gave them something completely different, but tried to gaslight them into being grateful.

O the gift you gave was stolen.

Or you were supposed to buy your straight A kid a new MacBook to replace their old one, but you lost the money at the racetrack. So instead, you bought them a brand new Chromebook that they have to share with their younger sibling.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:FFS, get ready folks, tomorrow's testimony includes Wootton flexing their money muscles and overtly trying to intimidate (threaten?) the BOE with lawsuits because they may not get their way.

This gem of a parent starts with, "I’m the one sending legal notices....You’re probably tired of hearing from me. I’m definitely tired of writing them" So, just a thought: no one asked you to do that so maybe take a break?

She then says, "My role is not to advise—you have counsel for that—but to caution that we are watching closely. Here’s just a few of the many legal issues we are tracking."

First of all, yea, pretty sure that's intimidation at it's finest. But also, she acknowledges they have counsel who is advising them and unless she thinks they are literal idiots, said counsel is not allowing them to do something illegal.

Or, maybe in typical Wootton fashion, she's just the smartest of them all?

Is she even a lawyer? I'm too lazy to google but I do hope she shows up in a Judge's robe tomorrow for her testimony.

Let them sue.

Be careful what you wish for. Didn’t MCPS get spanked by the Supreme Court last year? I’m quite sure that MCPS’ lawyers are going to be very careful about doing anything that even comes close to the legal line.

You are very, very wrong. MCPS’ lawyers only get paid big bucks when MCPS is sued.

MCPS lawyers lol aren’t even competent enough to argue in SCOTUS. MCPS lawyers get paid the same annual salary regardless of whether they get sued or not—which is why they don’t care and aren’t competent. When shit hits the fan lol MCPS hired out and pays insane amount of money for third party lawyers because they know their own lawyers are inept. Just Google who actually represented MCPS in the Supreme Court cases—wasn’t MCPS in house lawyers.

They sure do love wasting taxpayer money.

The point about referencing the Supreme Court case is because MCPS died on a hill when it had several reasonable alternatives to resolve the dispute. Instead, it set a bad precedent that will live for decades.

MCPS has alternatives to Option H, but if it pushes for that option, litigation will happen and it will look stupid again. If there is any hint of DEI or discrimination involved, the case might garner White House and DOJ attention. Nobody wants that during an election year.

I'm not Wootton educated so bear with me and my smaller brain here--can you clarify who from our current administration you think will punish MCPS for discrimination? I would think that they either won't GAD or will support the fiscal responsibility of the school system bc truly, their interest in matters of discrimination or children is seemingly nonexistent.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:FFS, get ready folks, tomorrow's testimony includes Wootton flexing their money muscles and overtly trying to intimidate (threaten?) the BOE with lawsuits because they may not get their way.

This gem of a parent starts with, "I’m the one sending legal notices....You’re probably tired of hearing from me. I’m definitely tired of writing them" So, just a thought: no one asked you to do that so maybe take a break?

She then says, "My role is not to advise—you have counsel for that—but to caution that we are watching closely. Here’s just a few of the many legal issues we are tracking."

First of all, yea, pretty sure that's intimidation at it's finest. But also, she acknowledges they have counsel who is advising them and unless she thinks they are literal idiots, said counsel is not allowing them to do something illegal.

Or, maybe in typical Wootton fashion, she's just the smartest of them all?

Is she even a lawyer? I'm too lazy to google but I do hope she shows up in a Judge's robe tomorrow for her testimony.

Let them sue.

Be careful what you wish for. Didn’t MCPS get spanked by the Supreme Court last year? I’m quite sure that MCPS’ lawyers are going to be very careful about doing anything that even comes close to the legal line.

You are very, very wrong. MCPS’ lawyers only get paid big bucks when MCPS is sued.

MCPS lawyers lol aren’t even competent enough to argue in SCOTUS. MCPS lawyers get paid the same annual salary regardless of whether they get sued or not—which is why they don’t care and aren’t competent. When shit hits the fan lol MCPS hired out and pays insane amount of money for third party lawyers because they know their own lawyers are inept. Just Google who actually represented MCPS in the Supreme Court cases—wasn’t MCPS in house lawyers.

They sure do love wasting taxpayer money.

The point about referencing the Supreme Court case is because MCPS died on a hill when it had several reasonable alternatives to resolve the dispute. Instead, it set a bad precedent that will live for decades.

MCPS has alternatives to Option H, but if it pushes for that option, litigation will happen and it will look stupid again. If there is any hint of DEI or discrimination involved, the case might garner White House and DOJ attention. Nobody wants that during an election year.

I'm not Wootton educated so bear with me and my smaller brain here--can you clarify who from our current administration you think will punish MCPS for discrimination? I would think that they either won't GAD or will support the fiscal responsibility of the school system bc truly, their interest in matters of discrimination or children is seemingly nonexistent.

I’m sorry you didn’t graduate from Wootton. Sounds like the pain runs deep. You should seek therapy.

It’s not necessarily punishment. Just unwanted attention. Closing a top school to cover up incompetence in building a school based on inaccurate enrollment numbers. Then treating the kids from that top school like trading cards.

MCPS could have rebuilt Wootton years ago and then expanded its boundary to Horizon Hill to ease overcrowding at RM. alternatively, it could have done the same to absorb another neighborhood in North Potomac. Wootton families would have been far less vocal. MCPS might have lost the Crown land, but that would have been cheaper than building an under enrolled school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:FFS, get ready folks, tomorrow's testimony includes Wootton flexing their money muscles and overtly trying to intimidate (threaten?) the BOE with lawsuits because they may not get their way.

This gem of a parent starts with, "I’m the one sending legal notices....You’re probably tired of hearing from me. I’m definitely tired of writing them" So, just a thought: no one asked you to do that so maybe take a break?

She then says, "My role is not to advise—you have counsel for that—but to caution that we are watching closely. Here’s just a few of the many legal issues we are tracking."

First of all, yea, pretty sure that's intimidation at it's finest. But also, she acknowledges they have counsel who is advising them and unless she thinks they are literal idiots, said counsel is not allowing them to do something illegal.

Or, maybe in typical Wootton fashion, she's just the smartest of them all?

Is she even a lawyer? I'm too lazy to google but I do hope she shows up in a Judge's robe tomorrow for her testimony.

Let them sue.

Be careful what you wish for. Didn’t MCPS get spanked by the Supreme Court last year? I’m quite sure that MCPS’ lawyers are going to be very careful about doing anything that even comes close to the legal line.

You are very, very wrong. MCPS’ lawyers only get paid big bucks when MCPS is sued.

MCPS lawyers lol aren’t even competent enough to argue in SCOTUS. MCPS lawyers get paid the same annual salary regardless of whether they get sued or not—which is why they don’t care and aren’t competent. When shit hits the fan lol MCPS hired out and pays insane amount of money for third party lawyers because they know their own lawyers are inept. Just Google who actually represented MCPS in the Supreme Court cases—wasn’t MCPS in house lawyers.

They sure do love wasting taxpayer money.

The point about referencing the Supreme Court case is because MCPS died on a hill when it had several reasonable alternatives to resolve the dispute. Instead, it set a bad precedent that will live for decades.

MCPS has alternatives to Option H, but if it pushes for that option, litigation will happen and it will look stupid again. If there is any hint of DEI or discrimination involved, the case might garner White House and DOJ attention. Nobody wants that during an election year.

I'm not Wootton educated so bear with me and my smaller brain here--can you clarify who from our current administration you think will punish MCPS for discrimination? I would think that they either won't GAD or will support the fiscal responsibility of the school system bc truly, their interest in matters of discrimination or children is seemingly nonexistent.

I’m sorry you didn’t graduate from Wootton. Sounds like the pain runs deep. You should seek therapy.

It’s not necessarily punishment. Just unwanted attention. Closing a top school to cover up incompetence in building a school based on inaccurate enrollment numbers. Then treating the kids from that top school like trading cards.

MCPS could have rebuilt Wootton years ago and then expanded its boundary to Horizon Hill to ease overcrowding at RM. alternatively, it could have done the same to absorb another neighborhood in North Potomac. Wootton families would have been far less vocal. MCPS might have lost the Crown land, but that would have been cheaper than building an under enrolled school.

DP here. I'd agree with you in every word that MCPS made a series of stupid mistakes that eventually led to the current unfortunate situation. But it's not the time to discuss about what could have happened, but what could be done to remedy the situation, right? The option "W" raised by the petition seems quite unrealistic and talking out of the context.

[Anonymous]

First of all, the enrollment numbers weren't "inaccurate"; they were simply projections based on prior data that has since changed.

But even with the newer enrollment projections, I don't think that building Crown was this big mistake that lots of people are saying it was. Even with declining enrollment, with aging infrastructure there is a need for new buildings to replace old ones.

[Anonymous]

Currently Gaithersburg has many new housing developments, particularly, there are active housing developments around Crown. Gaithersburg needs Crown.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Currently Gaithersburg has many new housing developments, particularly, there are active housing developments around Crown. Gaithersburg needs Crown.

I think MCPS needs to restart the process to give crown a chance to be a permanent school. None of options realistically tried to achieve that. For example, RM is still overcrowded but no boundary change whatsoever. The data look faked and not reasonable.

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Anonymous wrote:FFS, get ready folks, tomorrow's testimony includes Wootton flexing their money muscles and overtly trying to intimidate (threaten?) the BOE with lawsuits because they may not get their way.

This gem of a parent starts with, "I’m the one sending legal notices....You’re probably tired of hearing from me. I’m definitely tired of writing them" So, just a thought: no one asked you to do that so maybe take a break?

She then says, "My role is not to advise—you have counsel for that—but to caution that we are watching closely. Here’s just a few of the many legal issues we are tracking."

First of all, yea, pretty sure that's intimidation at it's finest. But also, she acknowledges they have counsel who is advising them and unless she thinks they are literal idiots, said counsel is not allowing them to do something illegal.

Or, maybe in typical Wootton fashion, she's just the smartest of them all?

Is she even a lawyer? I'm too lazy to google but I do hope she shows up in a Judge's robe tomorrow for her testimony.

Let them sue.

Be careful what you wish for. Didn’t MCPS get spanked by the Supreme Court last year? I’m quite sure that MCPS’ lawyers are going to be very careful about doing anything that even comes close to the legal line.

You are very, very wrong. MCPS’ lawyers only get paid big bucks when MCPS is sued.

MCPS lawyers lol aren’t even competent enough to argue in SCOTUS. MCPS lawyers get paid the same annual salary regardless of whether they get sued or not—which is why they don’t care and aren’t competent. When shit hits the fan lol MCPS hired out and pays insane amount of money for third party lawyers because they know their own lawyers are inept. Just Google who actually represented MCPS in the Supreme Court cases—wasn’t MCPS in house lawyers.

They sure do love wasting taxpayer money.

You are both woefully misinformed. MCPS' lawyers don't represent MCPS when they get sued . MCPS participates in the self-insurance fund, so when MCPS is sued the County Attorney represents them. It's a weird system because the County Attorney doesn't advise MCPS and so can't make sure they do/don't do the things for which they're getting sued. By the time the County Attorney gets involved, whatever happened has happened.

If the County Attorney's office is conflicted out of a case or maxed out on workload and doesn't think it has the capacity for a case, then outside counsel is retained by the County Attorney, with approval from the County Council.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FFS, get ready folks, tomorrow's testimony includes Wootton flexing their money muscles and overtly trying to intimidate (threaten?) the BOE with lawsuits because they may not get their way.

This gem of a parent starts with, "I’m the one sending legal notices....You’re probably tired of hearing from me. I’m definitely tired of writing them" So, just a thought: no one asked you to do that so maybe take a break?

She then says, "My role is not to advise—you have counsel for that—but to caution that we are watching closely. Here’s just a few of the many legal issues we are tracking."

First of all, yea, pretty sure that's intimidation at it's finest. But also, she acknowledges they have counsel who is advising them and unless she thinks they are literal idiots, said counsel is not allowing them to do something illegal.

Or, maybe in typical Wootton fashion, she's just the smartest of them all?

Is she even a lawyer? I'm too lazy to google but I do hope she shows up in a Judge's robe tomorrow for her testimony.

Let them sue.

Be careful what you wish for. Didn’t MCPS get spanked by the Supreme Court last year? I’m quite sure that MCPS’ lawyers are going to be very careful about doing anything that even comes close to the legal line.

You are very, very wrong. MCPS’ lawyers only get paid big bucks when MCPS is sued.

MCPS lawyers lol aren’t even competent enough to argue in SCOTUS. MCPS lawyers get paid the same annual salary regardless of whether they get sued or not—which is why they don’t care and aren’t competent. When shit hits the fan lol MCPS hired out and pays insane amount of money for third party lawyers because they know their own lawyers are inept. Just Google who actually represented MCPS in the Supreme Court cases—wasn’t MCPS in house lawyers.

They sure do love wasting taxpayer money.

You are both woefully misinformed. MCPS' lawyers don't represent MCPS when they get sued . MCPS participates in the self-insurance fund, so when MCPS is sued the County Attorney represents them. It's a weird system because the County Attorney doesn't advise MCPS and so can't make sure they do/don't do the things for which they're getting sued. By the time the County Attorney gets involved, whatever happened has happened.

If the County Attorney's office is conflicted out of a case or maxed out on workload and doesn't think it has the capacity for a case, then outside counsel is retained by the County Attorney, with approval from the County Council.

County Attorney is always maxed out.
Have you seen their workload?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FFS, get ready folks, tomorrow's testimony includes Wootton flexing their money muscles and overtly trying to intimidate (threaten?) the BOE with lawsuits because they may not get their way.

This gem of a parent starts with, "I’m the one sending legal notices....You’re probably tired of hearing from me. I’m definitely tired of writing them" So, just a thought: no one asked you to do that so maybe take a break?

She then says, "My role is not to advise—you have counsel for that—but to caution that we are watching closely. Here’s just a few of the many legal issues we are tracking."

First of all, yea, pretty sure that's intimidation at it's finest. But also, she acknowledges they have counsel who is advising them and unless she thinks they are literal idiots, said counsel is not allowing them to do something illegal.

Or, maybe in typical Wootton fashion, she's just the smartest of them all?

Is she even a lawyer? I'm too lazy to google but I do hope she shows up in a Judge's robe tomorrow for her testimony.

Let them sue.

Be careful what you wish for. Didn’t MCPS get spanked by the Supreme Court last year? I’m quite sure that MCPS’ lawyers are going to be very careful about doing anything that even comes close to the legal line.

You are very, very wrong. MCPS’ lawyers only get paid big bucks when MCPS is sued.

MCPS lawyers lol aren’t even competent enough to argue in SCOTUS. MCPS lawyers get paid the same annual salary regardless of whether they get sued or not—which is why they don’t care and aren’t competent. When shit hits the fan lol MCPS hired out and pays insane amount of money for third party lawyers because they know their own lawyers are inept. Just Google who actually represented MCPS in the Supreme Court cases—wasn’t MCPS in house lawyers.

They sure do love wasting taxpayer money.

You are both woefully misinformed. MCPS' lawyers don't represent MCPS when they get sued . MCPS participates in the self-insurance fund, so when MCPS is sued the County Attorney represents them. It's a weird system because the County Attorney doesn't advise MCPS and so can't make sure they do/don't do the things for which they're getting sued. By the time the County Attorney gets involved, whatever happened has happened.

If the County Attorney's office is conflicted out of a case or maxed out on workload and doesn't think it has the capacity for a case, then outside counsel is retained by the County Attorney, with approval from the County Council.

And this is one of the many reasons we are where we are.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:FFS, get ready folks, tomorrow's testimony includes Wootton flexing their money muscles and overtly trying to intimidate (threaten?) the BOE with lawsuits because they may not get their way.

This gem of a parent starts with, "I’m the one sending legal notices....You’re probably tired of hearing from me. I’m definitely tired of writing them" So, just a thought: no one asked you to do that so maybe take a break?

She then says, "My role is not to advise—you have counsel for that—but to caution that we are watching closely. Here’s just a few of the many legal issues we are tracking."

First of all, yea, pretty sure that's intimidation at it's finest. But also, she acknowledges they have counsel who is advising them and unless she thinks they are literal idiots, said counsel is not allowing them to do something illegal.

Or, maybe in typical Wootton fashion, she's just the smartest of them all?

Is she even a lawyer? I'm too lazy to google but I do hope she shows up in a Judge's robe tomorrow for her testimony.

Let them sue.

Be careful what you wish for. Didn’t MCPS get spanked by the Supreme Court last year? I’m quite sure that MCPS’ lawyers are going to be very careful about doing anything that even comes close to the legal line.

You are very, very wrong. MCPS’ lawyers only get paid big bucks when MCPS is sued.

MCPS lawyers lol aren’t even competent enough to argue in SCOTUS. MCPS lawyers get paid the same annual salary regardless of whether they get sued or not—which is why they don’t care and aren’t competent. When shit hits the fan lol MCPS hired out and pays insane amount of money for third party lawyers because they know their own lawyers are inept. Just Google who actually represented MCPS in the Supreme Court cases—wasn’t MCPS in house lawyers.

They sure do love wasting taxpayer money.

The point about referencing the Supreme Court case is because MCPS died on a hill when it had several reasonable alternatives to resolve the dispute. Instead, it set a bad precedent that will live for decades.

MCPS has alternatives to Option H, but if it pushes for that option, litigation will happen and it will look stupid again. If there is any hint of DEI or discrimination involved, the case might garner White House and DOJ attention. Nobody wants that during an election year.

I'm not Wootton educated so bear with me and my smaller brain here--can you clarify who from our current administration you think will punish MCPS for discrimination? I would think that they either won't GAD or will support the fiscal responsibility of the school system bc truly, their interest in matters of discrimination or children is seemingly nonexistent.

I’m sorry you didn’t graduate from Wootton. Sounds like the pain runs deep. You should seek therapy.

It’s not necessarily punishment. Just unwanted attention. Closing a top school to cover up incompetence in building a school based on inaccurate enrollment numbers. Then treating the kids from that top school like trading cards.

MCPS could have rebuilt Wootton years ago and then expanded its boundary to Horizon Hill to ease overcrowding at RM. alternatively, it could have done the same to absorb another neighborhood in North Potomac. Wootton families would have been far less vocal. MCPS might have lost the Crown land, but that would have been cheaper than building an under enrolled school.

DP here. I'd agree with you in every word that MCPS made a series of stupid mistakes that eventually led to the current unfortunate situation. But it's not the time to discuss about what could have happened, but what could be done to remedy the situation, right? The option "W" raised by the petition seems quite unrealistic and talking out of the context.

The remedy is not to make things worse by closing Wootton. Use the excess capacity at Crown as holding and remediate the immediate issues at Wootton. How is this unrealistic?

Elrich recently denied MCPS’ desire to expand existing facilities, so it seems clear to me that he prefers to remediate existing ones.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:FFS, get ready folks, tomorrow's testimony includes Wootton flexing their money muscles and overtly trying to intimidate (threaten?) the BOE with lawsuits because they may not get their way.

This gem of a parent starts with, "I’m the one sending legal notices....You’re probably tired of hearing from me. I’m definitely tired of writing them" So, just a thought: no one asked you to do that so maybe take a break?

She then says, "My role is not to advise—you have counsel for that—but to caution that we are watching closely. Here’s just a few of the many legal issues we are tracking."

First of all, yea, pretty sure that's intimidation at it's finest. But also, she acknowledges they have counsel who is advising them and unless she thinks they are literal idiots, said counsel is not allowing them to do something illegal.

Or, maybe in typical Wootton fashion, she's just the smartest of them all?

Is she even a lawyer? I'm too lazy to google but I do hope she shows up in a Judge's robe tomorrow for her testimony.

Let them sue.

Be careful what you wish for. Didn’t MCPS get spanked by the Supreme Court last year? I’m quite sure that MCPS’ lawyers are going to be very careful about doing anything that even comes close to the legal line.

You are very, very wrong. MCPS’ lawyers only get paid big bucks when MCPS is sued.

MCPS lawyers lol aren’t even competent enough to argue in SCOTUS. MCPS lawyers get paid the same annual salary regardless of whether they get sued or not—which is why they don’t care and aren’t competent. When shit hits the fan lol MCPS hired out and pays insane amount of money for third party lawyers because they know their own lawyers are inept. Just Google who actually represented MCPS in the Supreme Court cases—wasn’t MCPS in house lawyers.

They sure do love wasting taxpayer money.

You are both woefully misinformed. MCPS' lawyers don't represent MCPS when they get sued . MCPS participates in the self-insurance fund, so when MCPS is sued the County Attorney represents them. It's a weird system because the County Attorney doesn't advise MCPS and so can't make sure they do/don't do the things for which they're getting sued. By the time the County Attorney gets involved, whatever happened has happened.

If the County Attorney's office is conflicted out of a case or maxed out on workload and doesn't think it has the capacity for a case, then outside counsel is retained by the County Attorney, with approval from the County Council.

The County only represents MCPS in a very few types of cases. Workers comp cases are one of the cases the County routinely takes on. The rest? They go directly to outside counsel. Procurement, special education, property all go directly to outside counsel charging current hourly rates for attorney time.

You are fantasizing if you think the County Council retains outside counsel. That never happens. Outside counsel are retained by the Board of Education. And you are out of your mind if you think the County Council plays any role in approving the MCPS outside lawyers.

[Anonymous]

I think the main point needs to be that we DO NOT HAVE THE STUDENTS to justify two schools. We never did!

Crown was a gift so had to be built. IT only makes sense to use it and change the usage of Wootton until the time comes that the enrollment justifies another high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the main point needs to be that we DO NOT HAVE THE STUDENTS to justify two schools. We never did!

Crown was a gift so had to be built. IT only makes sense to use it and change the usage of Wootton until the time comes that the enrollment justifies another high school.

No, it did not have to be built. I love how everyone thinks they know facts when they don’t. Go look up the deed. It says it can also be used as a public park. If a school truly isn’t needed, why waste millions build it. It could’ve been a great park for community use.