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

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a future Wootton parent and I want Crown. If we lose option H, I’m not sending my kids into that moldy building!

So send them to private. You are in a very very small minority that wants crown.

We are fortunate to have the option of private school if it comes to that, but I’m speaking up because I know others who share my view and want Wootton at Crown as well. Many of us simply aren’t as vocal. The opposition may be loud, but it’s largely concentrated in one neighborhood. Not hearing from us doesn’t mean we don’t exist or that our numbers are small.

Then why aren’t being vocal about what you want? Don’t complain if/when you don’t get crown when you are doing nothing to advocate for it.

Why do they need to be. Crown makes sense.

haha ok. When homeless folks take over an abandoned Wootton and needles start being left all over the street for kids to find we will see if you still feel like it makes sense.

Are there druggie squatters at Radnor, or are you constructing a boogeyman?

An abandoned building attracts squatters no matter where it is. The building that was left empty right near wootton had that very problem.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a future Wootton parent and I want Crown. If we lose option H, I’m not sending my kids into that moldy building!

So send them to private. You are in a very very small minority that wants crown.

We are fortunate to have the option of private school if it comes to that, but I’m speaking up because I know others who share my view and want Wootton at Crown as well. Many of us simply aren’t as vocal. The opposition may be loud, but it’s largely concentrated in one neighborhood. Not hearing from us doesn’t mean we don’t exist or that our numbers are small.

Then why aren’t being vocal about what you want? Don’t complain if/when you don’t get crown when you are doing nothing to advocate for it.

Why do they need to be. Crown makes sense.

haha ok. When homeless folks take over an abandoned Wootton and needles start being left all over the street for kids to find we will see if you still feel like it makes sense.

Are there druggie squatters at Radnor, or are you constructing a boogeyman?

An abandoned building attracts squatters no matter where it is. The building that was left empty right near wootton had that very problem.

And would Wootton sit empty, or would it be an occupied holding school for the predictable future?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a future Wootton parent and I want Crown. If we lose option H, I’m not sending my kids into that moldy building!

So send them to private. You are in a very very small minority that wants crown.

We are fortunate to have the option of private school if it comes to that, but I’m speaking up because I know others who share my view and want Wootton at Crown as well. Many of us simply aren’t as vocal. The opposition may be loud, but it’s largely concentrated in one neighborhood. Not hearing from us doesn’t mean we don’t exist or that our numbers are small.

Then why aren’t being vocal about what you want? Don’t complain if/when you don’t get crown when you are doing nothing to advocate for it.

Why do they need to be. Crown makes sense.

haha ok. When homeless folks take over an abandoned Wootton and needles start being left all over the street for kids to find we will see if you still feel like it makes sense.

Are there druggie squatters at Radnor, or are you constructing a boogeyman?

An abandoned building attracts squatters no matter where it is. The building that was left empty right near wootton had that very problem.

And would Wootton sit empty, or would it be an occupied holding school for the predictable future?

Well this is the point Wootton parents are trying to make-if you are going to make it safe enough to be a holding school then you can use Crown as a holding school while you do that and let Wootton students go back to their school. But the point everyone for Crown is saying is that mcps doesn’t have the money to fix it-so it will sit empty for who knows how long if that happens. They can’t realistically use it for a holding school if they are saying it’s not safe enough for students.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a future Wootton parent and I want Crown. If we lose option H, I’m not sending my kids into that moldy building!

So send them to private. You are in a very very small minority that wants crown.

We are fortunate to have the option of private school if it comes to that, but I’m speaking up because I know others who share my view and want Wootton at Crown as well. Many of us simply aren’t as vocal. The opposition may be loud, but it’s largely concentrated in one neighborhood. Not hearing from us doesn’t mean we don’t exist or that our numbers are small.

Then why aren’t being vocal about what you want? Don’t complain if/when you don’t get crown when you are doing nothing to advocate for it.

Why do they need to be. Crown makes sense.

haha ok. When homeless folks take over an abandoned Wootton and needles start being left all over the street for kids to find we will see if you still feel like it makes sense.

Are there druggie squatters at Radnor, or are you constructing a boogeyman?

An abandoned building attracts squatters no matter where it is. The building that was left empty right near wootton had that very problem.

And would Wootton sit empty, or would it be an occupied holding school for the predictable future?

Damascus is the only one on CIP and will not be renovated until 2029. So at least 2027-2029 will be empty and then on and off depends if they have money to renovate.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a future Wootton parent and I want Crown. If we lose option H, I’m not sending my kids into that moldy building!

So send them to private. You are in a very very small minority that wants crown.

We are fortunate to have the option of private school if it comes to that, but I’m speaking up because I know others who share my view and want Wootton at Crown as well. Many of us simply aren’t as vocal. The opposition may be loud, but it’s largely concentrated in one neighborhood. Not hearing from us doesn’t mean we don’t exist or that our numbers are small.

Then why aren’t being vocal about what you want? Don’t complain if/when you don’t get crown when you are doing nothing to advocate for it.

Why do they need to be. Crown makes sense.

haha ok. When homeless folks take over an abandoned Wootton and needles start being left all over the street for kids to find we will see if you still feel like it makes sense.

They are probably from Rio or Dufief since it’s their only chance to stay with Wootton. And who cares about abandoned Wootton as it’s so far away from them.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a future Wootton parent and I want Crown. If we lose option H, I’m not sending my kids into that moldy building!

So send them to private. You are in a very very small minority that wants crown.

We are fortunate to have the option of private school if it comes to that, but I’m speaking up because I know others who share my view and want Wootton at Crown as well. Many of us simply aren’t as vocal. The opposition may be loud, but it’s largely concentrated in one neighborhood. Not hearing from us doesn’t mean we don’t exist or that our numbers are small.

Then why aren’t being vocal about what you want? Don’t complain if/when you don’t get crown when you are doing nothing to advocate for it.

Why do they need to be. Crown makes sense.

haha ok. When homeless folks take over an abandoned Wootton and needles start being left all over the street for kids to find we will see if you still feel like it makes sense.

Are there druggie squatters at Radnor, or are you constructing a boogeyman?

An abandoned building attracts squatters no matter where it is. The building that was left empty right near wootton had that very problem.

And would Wootton sit empty, or would it be an occupied holding school for the predictable future?

Well this is the point Wootton parents are trying to make-if you are going to make it safe enough to be a holding school then you can use Crown as a holding school while you do that and let Wootton students go back to their school. But the point everyone for Crown is saying is that mcps doesn’t have the money to fix it-so it will sit empty for who knows how long if that happens. They can’t realistically use it for a holding school if they are saying it’s not safe enough for students.

Except that Taylor's take on that is that anyone can handle the problems with low-standard conditions for a couple of years in a holding facility while their own school gets upgraded/rebuilt.

The modifications needed to bring Wootton (or SSIMS in the other study) up to some kind of minimum standard could be done for far less than it would take to properly recondition or rebuild that facility for long-term occupancy by a school community, and might be done at that lower cost, even if crashing the schedule, largely over the next two summers leading into 2027-28, when Wootton would move to the Crown location, allowing immediate use of Wootton as the holding facility.

The attention might even see the County engage in tradeoffs, such as cleaning up the nearby abandoned building.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a future Wootton parent and I want Crown. If we lose option H, I’m not sending my kids into that moldy building!

So send them to private. You are in a very very small minority that wants crown.

We are fortunate to have the option of private school if it comes to that, but I’m speaking up because I know others who share my view and want Wootton at Crown as well. Many of us simply aren’t as vocal. The opposition may be loud, but it’s largely concentrated in one neighborhood. Not hearing from us doesn’t mean we don’t exist or that our numbers are small.

Then why aren’t being vocal about what you want? Don’t complain if/when you don’t get crown when you are doing nothing to advocate for it.

Why do they need to be. Crown makes sense.

haha ok. When homeless folks take over an abandoned Wootton and needles start being left all over the street for kids to find we will see if you still feel like it makes sense.

Are there druggie squatters at Radnor, or are you constructing a boogeyman?

An abandoned building attracts squatters no matter where it is. The building that was left empty right near wootton had that very problem.

And would Wootton sit empty, or would it be an occupied holding school for the predictable future?

Well this is the point Wootton parents are trying to make-if you are going to make it safe enough to be a holding school then you can use Crown as a holding school while you do that and let Wootton students go back to their school. But the point everyone for Crown is saying is that mcps doesn’t have the money to fix it-so it will sit empty for who knows how long if that happens. They can’t realistically use it for a holding school if they are saying it’s not safe enough for students.

There is no time frame of when Wootton would be "fixed". It would "eventually" be a holding school. But Crown must be built or MCPS risks losing the land. Plus, it will help alleviate some overcrowding in then neighboring schools.

Wootton's immediate issue of needing repairs is addressed by moving them to Crown "as a holding school".

[Anonymous]

I’m pro option H, and I want to push back on the idea that there is overwhelming opposition. In the large group chats and forums, the same small core of roughly 10–20 very vocal posters accounts for the vast majority of anti-H messages.

The group may have hundreds of members, but most are silent or minimally active. Silence should not be mistaken for agreement. Loud repetition by a small group does not equal broad consensus. There are many families who support Option H but are less vocal in spaces that are clearly hostile to that view.

Many supporters of Option H have been quieter because it’s already an option under consideration, which naturally creates less urgency to mobilize. Silence here reflects confidence that the process is working, not a lack of support. Opposition is louder because it’s responding to a perceived threat, while supporters don’t feel the same need to repeatedly advocate in every forum.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a future Wootton parent and I want Crown. If we lose option H, I’m not sending my kids into that moldy building!

So send them to private. You are in a very very small minority that wants crown.

We are fortunate to have the option of private school if it comes to that, but I’m speaking up because I know others who share my view and want Wootton at Crown as well. Many of us simply aren’t as vocal. The opposition may be loud, but it’s largely concentrated in one neighborhood. Not hearing from us doesn’t mean we don’t exist or that our numbers are small.

Then why aren’t being vocal about what you want? Don’t complain if/when you don’t get crown when you are doing nothing to advocate for it.

Why do they need to be. Crown makes sense.

haha ok. When homeless folks take over an abandoned Wootton and needles start being left all over the street for kids to find we will see if you still feel like it makes sense.

Are there druggie squatters at Radnor, or are you constructing a boogeyman?

There are abandoned buildings all over Rockville. They don't have squatter issues. Some of you are making up excuses against the most logical choice.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a future Wootton parent and I want Crown. If we lose option H, I’m not sending my kids into that moldy building!

So send them to private. You are in a very very small minority that wants crown.

We are fortunate to have the option of private school if it comes to that, but I’m speaking up because I know others who share my view and want Wootton at Crown as well. Many of us simply aren’t as vocal. The opposition may be loud, but it’s largely concentrated in one neighborhood. Not hearing from us doesn’t mean we don’t exist or that our numbers are small.

Then why aren’t being vocal about what you want? Don’t complain if/when you don’t get crown when you are doing nothing to advocate for it.

Why do they need to be. Crown makes sense.

haha ok. When homeless folks take over an abandoned Wootton and needles start being left all over the street for kids to find we will see if you still feel like it makes sense.

Are there druggie squatters at Radnor, or are you constructing a boogeyman?

An abandoned building attracts squatters no matter where it is. The building that was left empty right near wootton had that very problem.

And would Wootton sit empty, or would it be an occupied holding school for the predictable future?

Well this is the point Wootton parents are trying to make-if you are going to make it safe enough to be a holding school then you can use Crown as a holding school while you do that and let Wootton students go back to their school. But the point everyone for Crown is saying is that mcps doesn’t have the money to fix it-so it will sit empty for who knows how long if that happens. They can’t realistically use it for a holding school if they are saying it’s not safe enough for students.

Except that Taylor's take on that is that anyone can handle the problems with low-standard conditions for a couple of years in a holding facility while their own school gets upgraded/rebuilt.

The modifications needed to bring Wootton (or SSIMS in the other study) up to some kind of minimum standard could be done for far less than it would take to properly recondition or rebuild that facility for long-term occupancy by a school community, and might be done at that lower cost, even if crashing the schedule, largely over the next two summers leading into 2027-28, when Wootton would move to the Crown location, allowing immediate use of Wootton as the holding facility.

The attention might even see the County engage in tradeoffs, such as cleaning up the nearby abandoned building.

It’s obvious you don’t live anywhere near the area or you would know that they are building housing now in the previously abandoned building near Wootton. Housing that would have been more walkers to the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m pro option H, and I want to push back on the idea that there is overwhelming opposition. In the large group chats and forums, the same small core of roughly 10–20 very vocal posters accounts for the vast majority of anti-H messages.

The group may have hundreds of members, but most are silent or minimally active. Silence should not be mistaken for agreement. Loud repetition by a small group does not equal broad consensus. There are many families who support Option H but are less vocal in spaces that are clearly hostile to that view.

Many supporters of Option H have been quieter because it’s already an option under consideration, which naturally creates less urgency to mobilize. Silence here reflects confidence that the process is working, not a lack of support. Opposition is louder because it’s responding to a perceived threat, while supporters don’t feel the same need to repeatedly advocate in every forum.

When a well-attended and highly publicized PTSA meeting draws hundreds of anonymous comments with only about 2% in favor of Option H and the vast majority opposing it, it becomes difficult to claim that the broader Wootton community supports this proposal. Moreover, if those who prefer Option H are reluctant to publicly advocate for it, that reluctance indicates the option is not a genuine priority for them.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m pro option H, and I want to push back on the idea that there is overwhelming opposition. In the large group chats and forums, the same small core of roughly 10–20 very vocal posters accounts for the vast majority of anti-H messages.

The group may have hundreds of members, but most are silent or minimally active. Silence should not be mistaken for agreement. Loud repetition by a small group does not equal broad consensus. There are many families who support Option H but are less vocal in spaces that are clearly hostile to that view.

Many supporters of Option H have been quieter because it’s already an option under consideration, which naturally creates less urgency to mobilize. Silence here reflects confidence that the process is working, not a lack of support. Opposition is louder because it’s responding to a perceived threat, while supporters don’t feel the same need to repeatedly advocate in every forum.

When a well-attended and highly publicized PTSA meeting draws hundreds of anonymous comments with only about 2% in favor of Option H and the vast majority opposing it, it becomes difficult to claim that the broader Wootton community supports this proposal. Moreover, if those who prefer Option H are reluctant to publicly advocate for it, that reluctance indicates the option is not a genuine priority for them.

Exactly. the town halls have been attended by hundreds not “a group of 20”. I know there are some wootton parents that support it-the vast majority does not whether you want to believe that or not.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a future Wootton parent and I want Crown. If we lose option H, I’m not sending my kids into that moldy building!

So send them to private. You are in a very very small minority that wants crown.

We are fortunate to have the option of private school if it comes to that, but I’m speaking up because I know others who share my view and want Wootton at Crown as well. Many of us simply aren’t as vocal. The opposition may be loud, but it’s largely concentrated in one neighborhood. Not hearing from us doesn’t mean we don’t exist or that our numbers are small.

Then why aren’t being vocal about what you want? Don’t complain if/when you don’t get crown when you are doing nothing to advocate for it.

Why do they need to be. Crown makes sense.

haha ok. When homeless folks take over an abandoned Wootton and needles start being left all over the street for kids to find we will see if you still feel like it makes sense.

Are there druggie squatters at Radnor, or are you constructing a boogeyman?

There are abandoned buildings all over Rockville. They don't have squatter issues. Some of you are making up excuses against the most logical choice.

Are you joking? If the building has bathrooms etc.. it’s considered prime real estate for squatters. There are problems all over the area with people squatting in abandoned buildings so you don’t know what you are talking about.

[Anonymous]

We don't even know if option H is the main option. There are 8 options plus the 4 old options. So it is less than 10% chance of option H.

[Anonymous]

You all are talking about one option like it is the only option on the table.