Wootton Announces They Have Formally Retained Silverman & Thompson

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like AI got pretty sidetracked from the topic here. Happens.

Wootton advocates sidetracked as they keep changing their reasons.

Looking at the thread, it seems like it was sidetracked by Wootton haters.

Anyways, DCUM continues to be absolutely clueless as to how much support is behind the Wootton movement.

No one hates Wootton but we do not like the behavior of the handful of advocates worried about their property taxes over the health of those on the building. Most want to go to crown. Brand new building with all the latest and greatest things. Breathe healthy air. Selfish.

Taking the new building is actually what is selfish. It is not good policy to just neglect and abandon buildings and infrastructure. How is this the right thing for other kids in the county including Magruder? The most selfish ones are those who can’t wait to occupy a new building instead of waiting their turn.

It is selfish. But what is the selfless approach you recommend for which there is funding and is realistic to pursue?

The recommendation is moving Wootton students and staff to Crown, then repairing the other high-priority schools. If needed, we can use Wootton as a holding school, as it's more cost-effective and safer to complete repairs or demolition in one go with no one in the building.

Do you even have kids at Wootton? It looks like most of the advocates don't have kids and those who want Crown are bullied and shamed into not speaking up.

I will have kids who go to Wootton in a few years. I am saying it is indeed selfish to take Crown for Wootton and I actually feel a little badly about it - compared to say Magruder. But I am good with it and will accept it!


The people who are saying it’s selfish and wanna stay on the Parkway, my point for them is… what’s the selfless thing to do? Stay in that nasty building and hope for funding later? It makes no sense. Let’s just be selfish and take Crown.

There's not going to be money to rebuild high schools for a while. Macgruder is too far for a semi-permanent move to Crown. This is the only practical option for the time being.

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I think it is a matter of practicality that Wootton is moving to Crown.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like AI got pretty sidetracked from the topic here. Happens.

Wootton advocates sidetracked as they keep changing their reasons.

Looking at the thread, it seems like it was sidetracked by Wootton haters.

Anyways, DCUM continues to be absolutely clueless as to how much support is behind the Wootton movement.

No one hates Wootton but we do not like the behavior of the handful of advocates worried about their property taxes over the health of those on the building. Most want to go to crown. Brand new building with all the latest and greatest things. Breathe healthy air. Selfish.

Taking the new building is actually what is selfish. It is not good policy to just neglect and abandon buildings and infrastructure. How is this the right thing for other kids in the county including Magruder? The most selfish ones are those who can’t wait to occupy a new building instead of waiting their turn.

It is selfish. But what is the selfless approach you recommend for which there is funding and is realistic to pursue?

The recommendation is moving Wootton students and staff to Crown, then repairing the other high-priority schools. If needed, we can use Wootton as a holding school, as it's more cost-effective and safer to complete repairs or demolition in one go with no one in the building.

Do you even have kids at Wootton? It looks like most of the advocates don't have kids and those who want Crown are bullied and shamed into not speaking up.

I will have kids who go to Wootton in a few years. I am saying it is indeed selfish to take Crown for Wootton and I actually feel a little badly about it - compared to say Magruder. But I am good with it and will accept it!


The people who are saying it’s selfish and wanna stay on the Parkway, my point for them is… what’s the selfless thing to do? Stay in that nasty building and hope for funding later? It makes no sense. Let’s just be selfish and take Crown.

It is always better to trash a building and leave it to rot! Woohoo urban blight!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like AI got pretty sidetracked from the topic here. Happens.

Wootton advocates sidetracked as they keep changing their reasons.

Looking at the thread, it seems like it was sidetracked by Wootton haters.

Anyways, DCUM continues to be absolutely clueless as to how much support is behind the Wootton movement.

No one hates Wootton but we do not like the behavior of the handful of advocates worried about their property taxes over the health of those on the building. Most want to go to crown. Brand new building with all the latest and greatest things. Breathe healthy air. Selfish.

Taking the new building is actually what is selfish. It is not good policy to just neglect and abandon buildings and infrastructure. How is this the right thing for other kids in the county including Magruder? The most selfish ones are those who can’t wait to occupy a new building instead of waiting their turn.

It is selfish. But what is the selfless approach you recommend for which there is funding and is realistic to pursue?

The recommendation is moving Wootton students and staff to Crown, then repairing the other high-priority schools. If needed, we can use Wootton as a holding school, as it's more cost-effective and safer to complete repairs or demolition in one go with no one in the building.

Do you even have kids at Wootton? It looks like most of the advocates don't have kids and those who want Crown are bullied and shamed into not speaking up.

I will have kids who go to Wootton in a few years. I am saying it is indeed selfish to take Crown for Wootton and I actually feel a little badly about it - compared to say Magruder. But I am good with it and will accept it!


The people who are saying it’s selfish and wanna stay on the Parkway, my point for them is… what’s the selfless thing to do? Stay in that nasty building and hope for funding later? It makes no sense. Let’s just be selfish and take Crown.

Slight correction* you’ll have kids at crown in a couple of years.

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I am 100% anti moving to Crown due to the location of Crown in relation to where My children and I liv. However, I do not believe for a second that the move will have any impact on our property values.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like AI got pretty sidetracked from the topic here. Happens.

Wootton advocates sidetracked as they keep changing their reasons.

Looking at the thread, it seems like it was sidetracked by Wootton haters.

Anyways, DCUM continues to be absolutely clueless as to how much support is behind the Wootton movement.

No one hates Wootton but we do not like the behavior of the handful of advocates worried about their property taxes over the health of those on the building. Most want to go to crown. Brand new building with all the latest and greatest things. Breathe healthy air. Selfish.

Taking the new building is actually what is selfish. It is not good policy to just neglect and abandon buildings and infrastructure. How is this the right thing for other kids in the county including Magruder? The most selfish ones are those who can’t wait to occupy a new building instead of waiting their turn.

It is selfish. But what is the selfless approach you recommend for which there is funding and is realistic to pursue?

The recommendation is moving Wootton students and staff to Crown, then repairing the other high-priority schools. If needed, we can use Wootton as a holding school, as it's more cost-effective and safer to complete repairs or demolition in one go with no one in the building.

Do you even have kids at Wootton? It looks like most of the advocates don't have kids and those who want Crown are bullied and shamed into not speaking up.

I will have kids who go to Wootton in a few years. I am saying it is indeed selfish to take Crown for Wootton and I actually feel a little badly about it - compared to say Magruder. But I am good with it and will accept it!


The people who are saying it’s selfish and wanna stay on the Parkway, my point for them is… what’s the selfless thing to do? Stay in that nasty building and hope for funding later? It makes no sense. Let’s just be selfish and take Crown.

It is always better to trash a building and leave it to rot! Woohoo urban blight!

It’s not getting fixed any time soon. Your expectation that it go to the front of the line is unreasonable.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like AI got pretty sidetracked from the topic here. Happens.

Wootton advocates sidetracked as they keep changing their reasons.

Looking at the thread, it seems like it was sidetracked by Wootton haters.

Anyways, DCUM continues to be absolutely clueless as to how much support is behind the Wootton movement.

No one hates Wootton but we do not like the behavior of the handful of advocates worried about their property taxes over the health of those on the building. Most want to go to crown. Brand new building with all the latest and greatest things. Breathe healthy air. Selfish.

Taking the new building is actually what is selfish. It is not good policy to just neglect and abandon buildings and infrastructure. How is this the right thing for other kids in the county including Magruder? The most selfish ones are those who can’t wait to occupy a new building instead of waiting their turn.

It is selfish. But what is the selfless approach you recommend for which there is funding and is realistic to pursue?

The recommendation is moving Wootton students and staff to Crown, then repairing the other high-priority schools. If needed, we can use Wootton as a holding school, as it's more cost-effective and safer to complete repairs or demolition in one go with no one in the building.

Do you even have kids at Wootton? It looks like most of the advocates don't have kids and those who want Crown are bullied and shamed into not speaking up.

I will have kids who go to Wootton in a few years. I am saying it is indeed selfish to take Crown for Wootton and I actually feel a little badly about it - compared to say Magruder. But I am good with it and will accept it!


The people who are saying it’s selfish and wanna stay on the Parkway, my point for them is… what’s the selfless thing to do? Stay in that nasty building and hope for funding later? It makes no sense. Let’s just be selfish and take Crown.

It is always better to trash a building and leave it to rot! Woohoo urban blight!

It’s not getting fixed any time soon. Your expectation that it go to the front of the line is unreasonable.

Nothing is getting fixed anytime soon. Try reading. The building will be left to rot and will trash the neighborhood.
Crown won't be maintained either. Defective HVAC in new schools is not being fixed either. But Taylor got his new massive commercial warehouse that MCPS didn't need because they already had a new warehouse. Taylor is spending to fill vacant commercial office space, not to serve children in classrooms. How do you think that is reasonable?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like AI got pretty sidetracked from the topic here. Happens.

Wootton advocates sidetracked as they keep changing their reasons.

Looking at the thread, it seems like it was sidetracked by Wootton haters.

Anyways, DCUM continues to be absolutely clueless as to how much support is behind the Wootton movement.

No one hates Wootton but we do not like the behavior of the handful of advocates worried about their property taxes over the health of those on the building. Most want to go to crown. Brand new building with all the latest and greatest things. Breathe healthy air. Selfish.

Taking the new building is actually what is selfish. It is not good policy to just neglect and abandon buildings and infrastructure. How is this the right thing for other kids in the county including Magruder? The most selfish ones are those who can’t wait to occupy a new building instead of waiting their turn.

It is selfish. But what is the selfless approach you recommend for which there is funding and is realistic to pursue?

The recommendation is moving Wootton students and staff to Crown, then repairing the other high-priority schools. If needed, we can use Wootton as a holding school, as it's more cost-effective and safer to complete repairs or demolition in one go with no one in the building.

Do you even have kids at Wootton? It looks like most of the advocates don't have kids and those who want Crown are bullied and shamed into not speaking up.

I will have kids who go to Wootton in a few years. I am saying it is indeed selfish to take Crown for Wootton and I actually feel a little badly about it - compared to say Magruder. But I am good with it and will accept it!


The people who are saying it’s selfish and wanna stay on the Parkway, my point for them is… what’s the selfless thing to do? Stay in that nasty building and hope for funding later? It makes no sense. Let’s just be selfish and take Crown.

It is always better to trash a building and leave it to rot! Woohoo urban blight!

It’s not getting fixed any time soon. Your expectation that it go to the front of the line is unreasonable.

Nothing is getting fixed anytime soon. Try reading. The building will be left to rot and will trash the neighborhood.
Crown won't be maintained either. Defective HVAC in new schools is not being fixed either. But Taylor got his new massive commercial warehouse that MCPS didn't need because they already had a new warehouse. Taylor is spending to fill vacant commercial office space, not to serve children in classrooms. How do you think that is reasonable?

OK, and? Isn't it better for students and staff be in a safe new building? The building will be used as a holding school for other schools. Maybe they could use it as a warehouse since you are concerned about storage?

At least you all are getting a brand new school. Many of us have our kids in rotting buildings, and for those of us with kids with health issues, its particularly dangerous to be around that mold as Taylor and the BOE were selfish and shut down the virtual school stating money when they clearly have plenty and it was spite, not money.

Crown will be maintained.

You keep changing the issues. What exactly are you looking for?

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like AI got pretty sidetracked from the topic here. Happens.

Wootton advocates sidetracked as they keep changing their reasons.

Looking at the thread, it seems like it was sidetracked by Wootton haters.

Anyways, DCUM continues to be absolutely clueless as to how much support is behind the Wootton movement.

No one hates Wootton but we do not like the behavior of the handful of advocates worried about their property taxes over the health of those on the building. Most want to go to crown. Brand new building with all the latest and greatest things. Breathe healthy air. Selfish.

Taking the new building is actually what is selfish. It is not good policy to just neglect and abandon buildings and infrastructure. How is this the right thing for other kids in the county including Magruder? The most selfish ones are those who can’t wait to occupy a new building instead of waiting their turn.

It is selfish. But what is the selfless approach you recommend for which there is funding and is realistic to pursue?

The recommendation is moving Wootton students and staff to Crown, then repairing the other high-priority schools. If needed, we can use Wootton as a holding school, as it's more cost-effective and safer to complete repairs or demolition in one go with no one in the building.

Do you even have kids at Wootton? It looks like most of the advocates don't have kids and those who want Crown are bullied and shamed into not speaking up.

I will have kids who go to Wootton in a few years. I am saying it is indeed selfish to take Crown for Wootton and I actually feel a little badly about it - compared to say Magruder. But I am good with it and will accept it!


The people who are saying it’s selfish and wanna stay on the Parkway, my point for them is… what’s the selfless thing to do? Stay in that nasty building and hope for funding later? It makes no sense. Let’s just be selfish and take Crown.

It is always better to trash a building and leave it to rot! Woohoo urban blight!

It’s not getting fixed any time soon. Your expectation that it go to the front of the line is unreasonable.

Nothing is getting fixed anytime soon. Try reading. The building will be left to rot and will trash the neighborhood.
Crown won't be maintained either. Defective HVAC in new schools is not being fixed either. But Taylor got his new massive commercial warehouse that MCPS didn't need because they already had a new warehouse. Taylor is spending to fill vacant commercial office space, not to serve children in classrooms. How do you think that is reasonable?

And an abandoned, vacant shopping center in the neighborhood for the past 15 years didn't "trash" the neighborhood? If it didn't, neither will having an empty school building.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like AI got pretty sidetracked from the topic here. Happens.

Wootton advocates sidetracked as they keep changing their reasons.

Looking at the thread, it seems like it was sidetracked by Wootton haters.

Anyways, DCUM continues to be absolutely clueless as to how much support is behind the Wootton movement.

No one hates Wootton but we do not like the behavior of the handful of advocates worried about their property taxes over the health of those on the building. Most want to go to crown. Brand new building with all the latest and greatest things. Breathe healthy air. Selfish.

Taking the new building is actually what is selfish. It is not good policy to just neglect and abandon buildings and infrastructure. How is this the right thing for other kids in the county including Magruder? The most selfish ones are those who can’t wait to occupy a new building instead of waiting their turn.

It is selfish. But what is the selfless approach you recommend for which there is funding and is realistic to pursue?

The recommendation is moving Wootton students and staff to Crown, then repairing the other high-priority schools. If needed, we can use Wootton as a holding school, as it's more cost-effective and safer to complete repairs or demolition in one go with no one in the building.

Do you even have kids at Wootton? It looks like most of the advocates don't have kids and those who want Crown are bullied and shamed into not speaking up.

I will have kids who go to Wootton in a few years. I am saying it is indeed selfish to take Crown for Wootton and I actually feel a little badly about it - compared to say Magruder. But I am good with it and will accept it!


The people who are saying it’s selfish and wanna stay on the Parkway, my point for them is… what’s the selfless thing to do? Stay in that nasty building and hope for funding later? It makes no sense. Let’s just be selfish and take Crown.

It is always better to trash a building and leave it to rot! Woohoo urban blight!

It’s not getting fixed any time soon. Your expectation that it go to the front of the line is unreasonable.

Nothing is getting fixed anytime soon. Try reading. The building will be left to rot and will trash the neighborhood.
Crown won't be maintained either. Defective HVAC in new schools is not being fixed either. But Taylor got his new massive commercial warehouse that MCPS didn't need because they already had a new warehouse. Taylor is spending to fill vacant commercial office space, not to serve children in classrooms. How do you think that is reasonable?

And an abandoned, vacant shopping center in the neighborhood for the past 15 years didn't "trash" the neighborhood? If it didn't, neither will having an empty school building.

Can’t use it as a holding school. No money, remember?
MCPS lets all building rot, even new ones. New HVAC systems were defective.
Crown will not be maintained.

An abandoned commercial property comes under a different category than an abandoned school.

There is no county oversight over an abandoned MCPS property. As with previous abandoned MCPS properties, the grounds will be left to overgrown, the building will rot and the artificial turf will buckle and decay. It will be a symbol of the quality of the county’s public school system. A really large symbol.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like AI got pretty sidetracked from the topic here. Happens.

Wootton advocates sidetracked as they keep changing their reasons.

Looking at the thread, it seems like it was sidetracked by Wootton haters.

Anyways, DCUM continues to be absolutely clueless as to how much support is behind the Wootton movement.

No one hates Wootton but we do not like the behavior of the handful of advocates worried about their property taxes over the health of those on the building. Most want to go to crown. Brand new building with all the latest and greatest things. Breathe healthy air. Selfish.

Taking the new building is actually what is selfish. It is not good policy to just neglect and abandon buildings and infrastructure. How is this the right thing for other kids in the county including Magruder? The most selfish ones are those who can’t wait to occupy a new building instead of waiting their turn.

It is selfish. But what is the selfless approach you recommend for which there is funding and is realistic to pursue?

The recommendation is moving Wootton students and staff to Crown, then repairing the other high-priority schools. If needed, we can use Wootton as a holding school, as it's more cost-effective and safer to complete repairs or demolition in one go with no one in the building.

Do you even have kids at Wootton? It looks like most of the advocates don't have kids and those who want Crown are bullied and shamed into not speaking up.

I will have kids who go to Wootton in a few years. I am saying it is indeed selfish to take Crown for Wootton and I actually feel a little badly about it - compared to say Magruder. But I am good with it and will accept it!


The people who are saying it’s selfish and wanna stay on the Parkway, my point for them is… what’s the selfless thing to do? Stay in that nasty building and hope for funding later? It makes no sense. Let’s just be selfish and take Crown.

It is always better to trash a building and leave it to rot! Woohoo urban blight!

It’s not getting fixed any time soon. Your expectation that it go to the front of the line is unreasonable.

Nothing is getting fixed anytime soon. Try reading. The building will be left to rot and will trash the neighborhood.
Crown won't be maintained either. Defective HVAC in new schools is not being fixed either. But Taylor got his new massive commercial warehouse that MCPS didn't need because they already had a new warehouse. Taylor is spending to fill vacant commercial office space, not to serve children in classrooms. How do you think that is reasonable?

And an abandoned, vacant shopping center in the neighborhood for the past 15 years didn't "trash" the neighborhood? If it didn't, neither will having an empty school building.

Can’t use it as a holding school. No money, remember?
MCPS lets all building rot, even new ones. New HVAC systems were defective.
Crown will not be maintained.

An abandoned commercial property comes under a different category than an abandoned school.

There is no county oversight over an abandoned MCPS property. As with previous abandoned MCPS properties, the grounds will be left to overgrown, the building will rot and the artificial turf will buckle and decay. It will be a symbol of the quality of the county’s public school system. A really large symbol.

As I understand it, they plan to use the Wootton building as a holding school for other secondary schools slated to have HVAC replacement projects, which would enable those projects to be completed more quickly. So you could potentially see school A occupying the Wootton building during semester 1, and school B occupying it during semester 2.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like AI got pretty sidetracked from the topic here. Happens.

Wootton advocates sidetracked as they keep changing their reasons.

Looking at the thread, it seems like it was sidetracked by Wootton haters.

Anyways, DCUM continues to be absolutely clueless as to how much support is behind the Wootton movement.

No one hates Wootton but we do not like the behavior of the handful of advocates worried about their property taxes over the health of those on the building. Most want to go to crown. Brand new building with all the latest and greatest things. Breathe healthy air. Selfish.

Taking the new building is actually what is selfish. It is not good policy to just neglect and abandon buildings and infrastructure. How is this the right thing for other kids in the county including Magruder? The most selfish ones are those who can’t wait to occupy a new building instead of waiting their turn.

It is selfish. But what is the selfless approach you recommend for which there is funding and is realistic to pursue?

The recommendation is moving Wootton students and staff to Crown, then repairing the other high-priority schools. If needed, we can use Wootton as a holding school, as it's more cost-effective and safer to complete repairs or demolition in one go with no one in the building.

Do you even have kids at Wootton? It looks like most of the advocates don't have kids and those who want Crown are bullied and shamed into not speaking up.

I will have kids who go to Wootton in a few years. I am saying it is indeed selfish to take Crown for Wootton and I actually feel a little badly about it - compared to say Magruder. But I am good with it and will accept it!


The people who are saying it’s selfish and wanna stay on the Parkway, my point for them is… what’s the selfless thing to do? Stay in that nasty building and hope for funding later? It makes no sense. Let’s just be selfish and take Crown.

It is always better to trash a building and leave it to rot! Woohoo urban blight!

It’s not getting fixed any time soon. Your expectation that it go to the front of the line is unreasonable.

Nothing is getting fixed anytime soon. Try reading. The building will be left to rot and will trash the neighborhood.
Crown won't be maintained either. Defective HVAC in new schools is not being fixed either. But Taylor got his new massive commercial warehouse that MCPS didn't need because they already had a new warehouse. Taylor is spending to fill vacant commercial office space, not to serve children in classrooms. How do you think that is reasonable?

there's parents coalition again, ranting about warehouses

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like AI got pretty sidetracked from the topic here. Happens.

Wootton advocates sidetracked as they keep changing their reasons.

Looking at the thread, it seems like it was sidetracked by Wootton haters.

Anyways, DCUM continues to be absolutely clueless as to how much support is behind the Wootton movement.

No one hates Wootton but we do not like the behavior of the handful of advocates worried about their property taxes over the health of those on the building. Most want to go to crown. Brand new building with all the latest and greatest things. Breathe healthy air. Selfish.

Taking the new building is actually what is selfish. It is not good policy to just neglect and abandon buildings and infrastructure. How is this the right thing for other kids in the county including Magruder? The most selfish ones are those who can’t wait to occupy a new building instead of waiting their turn.

It is selfish. But what is the selfless approach you recommend for which there is funding and is realistic to pursue?

The recommendation is moving Wootton students and staff to Crown, then repairing the other high-priority schools. If needed, we can use Wootton as a holding school, as it's more cost-effective and safer to complete repairs or demolition in one go with no one in the building.

Do you even have kids at Wootton? It looks like most of the advocates don't have kids and those who want Crown are bullied and shamed into not speaking up.

I will have kids who go to Wootton in a few years. I am saying it is indeed selfish to take Crown for Wootton and I actually feel a little badly about it - compared to say Magruder. But I am good with it and will accept it!


The people who are saying it’s selfish and wanna stay on the Parkway, my point for them is… what’s the selfless thing to do? Stay in that nasty building and hope for funding later? It makes no sense. Let’s just be selfish and take Crown.

It is always better to trash a building and leave it to rot! Woohoo urban blight!

It’s not getting fixed any time soon. Your expectation that it go to the front of the line is unreasonable.

Nothing is getting fixed anytime soon. Try reading. The building will be left to rot and will trash the neighborhood.
Crown won't be maintained either. Defective HVAC in new schools is not being fixed either. But Taylor got his new massive commercial warehouse that MCPS didn't need because they already had a new warehouse. Taylor is spending to fill vacant commercial office space, not to serve children in classrooms. How do you think that is reasonable?

there's parents coalition again, ranting about warehouses

Capital budget waste

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like AI got pretty sidetracked from the topic here. Happens.

Wootton advocates sidetracked as they keep changing their reasons.

Looking at the thread, it seems like it was sidetracked by Wootton haters.

Anyways, DCUM continues to be absolutely clueless as to how much support is behind the Wootton movement.

No one hates Wootton but we do not like the behavior of the handful of advocates worried about their property taxes over the health of those on the building. Most want to go to crown. Brand new building with all the latest and greatest things. Breathe healthy air. Selfish.

Taking the new building is actually what is selfish. It is not good policy to just neglect and abandon buildings and infrastructure. How is this the right thing for other kids in the county including Magruder? The most selfish ones are those who can’t wait to occupy a new building instead of waiting their turn.

It is selfish. But what is the selfless approach you recommend for which there is funding and is realistic to pursue?

The recommendation is moving Wootton students and staff to Crown, then repairing the other high-priority schools. If needed, we can use Wootton as a holding school, as it's more cost-effective and safer to complete repairs or demolition in one go with no one in the building.

Do you even have kids at Wootton? It looks like most of the advocates don't have kids and those who want Crown are bullied and shamed into not speaking up.

I will have kids who go to Wootton in a few years. I am saying it is indeed selfish to take Crown for Wootton and I actually feel a little badly about it - compared to say Magruder. But I am good with it and will accept it!


The people who are saying it’s selfish and wanna stay on the Parkway, my point for them is… what’s the selfless thing to do? Stay in that nasty building and hope for funding later? It makes no sense. Let’s just be selfish and take Crown.

It is always better to trash a building and leave it to rot! Woohoo urban blight!

It’s not getting fixed any time soon. Your expectation that it go to the front of the line is unreasonable.

Nothing is getting fixed anytime soon. Try reading. The building will be left to rot and will trash the neighborhood.
Crown won't be maintained either. Defective HVAC in new schools is not being fixed either. But Taylor got his new massive commercial warehouse that MCPS didn't need because they already had a new warehouse. Taylor is spending to fill vacant commercial office space, not to serve children in classrooms. How do you think that is reasonable?

And an abandoned, vacant shopping center in the neighborhood for the past 15 years didn't "trash" the neighborhood? If it didn't, neither will having an empty school building.

Can’t use it as a holding school. No money, remember?
MCPS lets all building rot, even new ones. New HVAC systems were defective.
Crown will not be maintained.

An abandoned commercial property comes under a different category than an abandoned school.

There is no county oversight over an abandoned MCPS property. As with previous abandoned MCPS properties, the grounds will be left to overgrown, the building will rot and the artificial turf will buckle and decay. It will be a symbol of the quality of the county’s public school system. A really large symbol.

Those 300 families who are concerned can maintain the grounds. Simple.