Taylor's Feb Rec for Crown Boundary Study

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Anonymous wrote:The board could vote for the option that opens crown as a new school and doesnt relocate wootton. then there wouldnt be the lawsuits.

Or, Parkway parents could accept a brand new HS and not waste taxpayer money via a lawsuit against the school district for making the most fiscally responsible decision based on the current situation.

Or Parkway parents could send their kids to private schools.

Or Parkway parents could continue to choose to send their kids to a school that is falling apart.

Yo, let's chill. This attitude was the same that landed MCPS before the Supreme Court, which it then lost and now owes millions in dollars.

Do the Save Wootton people have the money for a lawsuit? Like they are paying out of their own pocket for this? Why don't they just use that money to start a fund to renovate Wootton on the Parkway? Because they ain't getting on the CIP for a reno. Save your money for the right things, people.

If it were an option I bet a lot of people would contribute to a fund to renovate Wootton. But it’s not an option. Opinions submitted via the survey were dismissed as manipulation because they didnt align with Taylor’s agenda. The public hearings are being totally ignored. The only option on the table to fight this horrible choice is to contribute to the lawsuit. MCPS created this mess by hosting a sham process. Stop blaming parents for not lying down and taking it.

The conspiracy theories are strong!!! First this has been in the works for ages. I have seen people saying... MCPS has been planning this for years and didn't want to fess up. Next, Taylor comes in and this is all his agenda. Those timelines don't add up. What next? There's some secret plot to turn Wootton on the Parkway into a CVS and Taylor owns a bunch of stock in CVS and is going to start showing up to work in a Bentley with a private chauffeur with his stock market earnings? Got it.

[Anonymous]

Voting closed. Wootton wins as being the worst.

Unless you are one of them - in that case, you think you’re the best and entitled to ruining things for everyone.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wow. So Wootton is going with the nuclear option:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2026/03/13/save-wootton-files-state-and-county-ig-complaints-establishes-legal-defense-fund/

Save Wootton, a stakeholder coalition formed to prevent the closure of Wootton High School, has announced that it has filed complaints with state and county inspectors general as well as the Maryland State Department of Education claiming irregularities in MCPS’s process to determine the fate of the school. The group has also announced a legal defense fund “managed by the newly-formed non-profit, the Community and Education Policy Alliance (CEPA,) with plans to sue over multiple aspects of the mismanaged decision-making process.”

I'm not confident they'll be successful, but this goes to show why MCPS has historically avoided ruffling feathers at the W schools: Things escalate real quick and there's a large cohort of well-resourced and organized parents who will make life difficult for MCPS if they piss them off.

Clarksburg families tried too and failed; they threw a bunch of different arguments at it (violations of open meetings acts, illegal use of race, illegal change of policy), none of them stuck.

One quote from the judge's decision stands out:
“The MCBOE cannot be restricted in this manner. … MCBOE can relieve the over- and under-utilization issues at the high school level without having to burden the citizens of Montgomery County with funding an expensive capital project.”

We'll see what legal arguments this group comes up with.

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2020/07/22/lawsuit-challenging-recent-upcounty-redistricting-dismissed/

Don't think there is one, unless whining and throwing tantrums counts for something. Rest of the county is thankful to BOE for putting end to this BS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The board could vote for the option that opens crown as a new school and doesnt relocate wootton. then there wouldnt be the lawsuits.

Or, Parkway parents could accept a brand new HS and not waste taxpayer money via a lawsuit against the school district for making the most fiscally responsible decision based on the current situation.

Or Parkway parents could send their kids to private schools.

Or Parkway parents could continue to choose to send their kids to a school that is falling apart.

Yo, let's chill. This attitude was the same that landed MCPS before the Supreme Court, which it then lost and now owes millions in dollars.

Do the Save Wootton people have the money for a lawsuit? Like they are paying out of their own pocket for this? Why don't they just use that money to start a fund to renovate Wootton on the Parkway? Because they ain't getting on the CIP for a reno. Save your money for the right things, people.

Some lucky law firm about to make some good chunk of change with no chance of changing anything.

[Anonymous]

I have never lived in a place that is this obsessed with their high school. When I encounter one of you, all I hear about is W this and that. As someone who’s lived all over, it is really strange.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The board could vote for the option that opens crown as a new school and doesnt relocate wootton. then there wouldnt be the lawsuits.

Or, Parkway parents could accept a brand new HS and not waste taxpayer money via a lawsuit against the school district for making the most fiscally responsible decision based on the current situation.

Or Parkway parents could send their kids to private schools.

Or Parkway parents could continue to choose to send their kids to a school that is falling apart.

Yo, let's chill. This attitude was the same that landed MCPS before the Supreme Court, which it then lost and now owes millions in dollars.

Do the Save Wootton people have the money for a lawsuit? Like they are paying out of their own pocket for this? Why don't they just use that money to start a fund to renovate Wootton on the Parkway? Because they ain't getting on the CIP for a reno. Save your money for the right things, people.

Some lucky law firm about to make some good chunk of change with no chance of changing anything.

Or maybe MCPS will end up paying the plaintiff’s legal fees. It had to pay $1.5M in the case that went to the Supreme Court.

What’s Taylor’s plan if there is an injunction? Crown as a holding school? If so, he could avoid spending $$$ on litigation and just offer that option for now, then take the time to really study whether it makes sense to transplant Wootton into Crown.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have never lived in a place that is this obsessed with their high school. When I encounter one of you, all I hear about is W this and that. As someone who’s lived all over, it is really strange.

To quote Master Yoda - “That is why you fail”.

If you haven’t put down roots or aren’t heavily invested in a community by having your kids in that school pipeline, you wouldn’t understand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have never lived in a place that is this obsessed with their high school. When I encounter one of you, all I hear about is W this and that. As someone who’s lived all over, it is really strange.

Yeah, the first question anyone asks if you grew up here was "What high school did you go to?"

My friends who are from outside the area find it weird since districts aren't that large in other places (city / town based rather than whole county).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The board could vote for the option that opens crown as a new school and doesnt relocate wootton. then there wouldnt be the lawsuits.

Or, Parkway parents could accept a brand new HS and not waste taxpayer money via a lawsuit against the school district for making the most fiscally responsible decision based on the current situation.

Or Parkway parents could send their kids to private schools.

Or Parkway parents could continue to choose to send their kids to a school that is falling apart.

Yo, let's chill. This attitude was the same that landed MCPS before the Supreme Court, which it then lost and now owes millions in dollars.

Do the Save Wootton people have the money for a lawsuit? Like they are paying out of their own pocket for this? Why don't they just use that money to start a fund to renovate Wootton on the Parkway? Because they ain't getting on the CIP for a reno. Save your money for the right things, people.

Some lucky law firm about to make some good chunk of change with no chance of changing anything.

Or maybe MCPS will end up paying the plaintiff’s legal fees. It had to pay $1.5M in the case that went to the Supreme Court.

What’s Taylor’s plan if there is an injunction? Crown as a holding school? If so, he could avoid spending $$$ on litigation and just offer that option for now, then take the time to really study whether it makes sense to transplant Wootton into Crown.

In case of an injunction, the easiest thing would be is just the status quo. Leave Crown empty, all boundaries stay the same, kick the can down the road a year.

There's no schools that require a holding school now in the CIP in 2027.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The board could vote for the option that opens crown as a new school and doesnt relocate wootton. then there wouldnt be the lawsuits.

Or, Parkway parents could accept a brand new HS and not waste taxpayer money via a lawsuit against the school district for making the most fiscally responsible decision based on the current situation.

Or Parkway parents could send their kids to private schools.

Or Parkway parents could continue to choose to send their kids to a school that is falling apart.

Yo, let's chill. This attitude was the same that landed MCPS before the Supreme Court, which it then lost and now owes millions in dollars.

Do the Save Wootton people have the money for a lawsuit? Like they are paying out of their own pocket for this? Why don't they just use that money to start a fund to renovate Wootton on the Parkway? Because they ain't getting on the CIP for a reno. Save your money for the right things, people.

Some lucky law firm about to make some good chunk of change with no chance of changing anything.

Or maybe MCPS will end up paying the plaintiff’s legal fees. It had to pay $1.5M in the case that went to the Supreme Court.

What’s Taylor’s plan if there is an injunction? Crown as a holding school? If so, he could avoid spending $$$ on litigation and just offer that option for now, then take the time to really study whether it makes sense to transplant Wootton into Crown.

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MCPS to supply 'refrigerator curriculum' in response to ...

In a major 2025 ruling (Mahmoud v. Taylor), the U.S. Supreme Court sided with parents against Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), ruling that the district likely violated religious freedom by denying opt-outs for elementary lessons on LGBTQ+ books. The case forced a reinstatement of opt-out rights, and by early 2026, MCPS agreed to a $1.5M settlement. Nothing comparable but folks want to burn money...they should definitely go ahead

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The board could vote for the option that opens crown as a new school and doesnt relocate wootton. then there wouldnt be the lawsuits.

Or, Parkway parents could accept a brand new HS and not waste taxpayer money via a lawsuit against the school district for making the most fiscally responsible decision based on the current situation.

Or Parkway parents could send their kids to private schools.

Or Parkway parents could continue to choose to send their kids to a school that is falling apart.

Yo, let's chill. This attitude was the same that landed MCPS before the Supreme Court, which it then lost and now owes millions in dollars.

Do the Save Wootton people have the money for a lawsuit? Like they are paying out of their own pocket for this? Why don't they just use that money to start a fund to renovate Wootton on the Parkway? Because they ain't getting on the CIP for a reno. Save your money for the right things, people.

Some lucky law firm about to make some good chunk of change with no chance of changing anything.

Or maybe MCPS will end up paying the plaintiff’s legal fees. It had to pay $1.5M in the case that went to the Supreme Court.

What’s Taylor’s plan if there is an injunction? Crown as a holding school? If so, he could avoid spending $$$ on litigation and just offer that option for now, then take the time to really study whether it makes sense to transplant Wootton into Crown.

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MCPS to supply 'refrigerator curriculum' in response to ...

In a major 2025 ruling (Mahmoud v. Taylor), the U.S. Supreme Court sided with parents against Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), ruling that the district likely violated religious freedom by denying opt-outs for elementary lessons on LGBTQ+ books. The case forced a reinstatement of opt-out rights, and by early 2026, MCPS agreed to a $1.5M settlement. Nothing comparable but folks want to burn money...they should definitely go ahead

That case and this is case are completely different. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The board could vote for the option that opens crown as a new school and doesnt relocate wootton. then there wouldnt be the lawsuits.

Or, Parkway parents could accept a brand new HS and not waste taxpayer money via a lawsuit against the school district for making the most fiscally responsible decision based on the current situation.

Or Parkway parents could send their kids to private schools.

Or Parkway parents could continue to choose to send their kids to a school that is falling apart.

Yo, let's chill. This attitude was the same that landed MCPS before the Supreme Court, which it then lost and now owes millions in dollars.

Do the Save Wootton people have the money for a lawsuit? Like they are paying out of their own pocket for this? Why don't they just use that money to start a fund to renovate Wootton on the Parkway? Because they ain't getting on the CIP for a reno. Save your money for the right things, people.

Some lucky law firm about to make some good chunk of change with no chance of changing anything.

Or maybe MCPS will end up paying the plaintiff’s legal fees. It had to pay $1.5M in the case that went to the Supreme Court.

What’s Taylor’s plan if there is an injunction? Crown as a holding school? If so, he could avoid spending $$$ on litigation and just offer that option for now, then take the time to really study whether it makes sense to transplant Wootton into Crown.

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MCPS to supply 'refrigerator curriculum' in response to ...

In a major 2025 ruling (Mahmoud v. Taylor), the U.S. Supreme Court sided with parents against Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), ruling that the district likely violated religious freedom by denying opt-outs for elementary lessons on LGBTQ+ books. The case forced a reinstatement of opt-out rights, and by early 2026, MCPS agreed to a $1.5M settlement. Nothing comparable but folks want to burn money...they should definitely go ahead

That case and this is case are completely different. Good luck.

It’s demonstrative of MCPS’ “devil may care” attitude towards both the rules it must follow and “the good advice you just didn’t take”. Here, MCPS has received plenty of feedback showing it the error of its ways, but ITV’s plowing ahead anyway. If it won’t listen to numerous communities who will be affected negatively, it will have to listen to a judge who leaves it no choice. Unfortunately, this will cost MCPS more money it claims it doesn’t have.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never lived in a place that is this obsessed with their high school. When I encounter one of you, all I hear about is W this and that. As someone who’s lived all over, it is really strange.

To quote Master Yoda - “That is why you fail”.

If you haven’t put down roots or aren’t heavily invested in a community by having your kids in that school pipeline, you wouldn’t understand.

Does MCPS owe a single school community a particular pipeline, or is Montgomery County Public School's responsibility to provide similarly for everyone in maybe, I don't know, like, Montgomery County?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The board could vote for the option that opens crown as a new school and doesnt relocate wootton. then there wouldnt be the lawsuits.

Or, Parkway parents could accept a brand new HS and not waste taxpayer money via a lawsuit against the school district for making the most fiscally responsible decision based on the current situation.

Or Parkway parents could send their kids to private schools.

Or Parkway parents could continue to choose to send their kids to a school that is falling apart.

Yo, let's chill. This attitude was the same that landed MCPS before the Supreme Court, which it then lost and now owes millions in dollars.

Do the Save Wootton people have the money for a lawsuit? Like they are paying out of their own pocket for this? Why don't they just use that money to start a fund to renovate Wootton on the Parkway? Because they ain't getting on the CIP for a reno. Save your money for the right things, people.

Some lucky law firm about to make some good chunk of change with no chance of changing anything.

Or maybe MCPS will end up paying the plaintiff’s legal fees. It had to pay $1.5M in the case that went to the Supreme Court.

What’s Taylor’s plan if there is an injunction? Crown as a holding school? If so, he could avoid spending $$$ on litigation and just offer that option for now, then take the time to really study whether it makes sense to transplant Wootton into Crown.

+6
MCPS to supply 'refrigerator curriculum' in response to ...

In a major 2025 ruling (Mahmoud v. Taylor), the U.S. Supreme Court sided with parents against Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), ruling that the district likely violated religious freedom by denying opt-outs for elementary lessons on LGBTQ+ books. The case forced a reinstatement of opt-out rights, and by early 2026, MCPS agreed to a $1.5M settlement. Nothing comparable but folks want to burn money...they should definitely go ahead

That case and this is case are completely different. Good luck.

It’s demonstrative of MCPS’ “devil may care” attitude towards both the rules it must follow and “the good advice you just didn’t take”. Here, MCPS has received plenty of feedback showing it the error of its ways, but ITV’s plowing ahead anyway. If it won’t listen to numerous communities who will be affected negatively, it will have to listen to a judge who leaves it no choice. Unfortunately, this will cost MCPS more money it claims it doesn’t have.

The board will win this one. Keep dreaming.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The board could vote for the option that opens crown as a new school and doesnt relocate wootton. then there wouldnt be the lawsuits.

Or, Parkway parents could accept a brand new HS and not waste taxpayer money via a lawsuit against the school district for making the most fiscally responsible decision based on the current situation.

Or Parkway parents could send their kids to private schools.

Or Parkway parents could continue to choose to send their kids to a school that is falling apart.

Yo, let's chill. This attitude was the same that landed MCPS before the Supreme Court, which it then lost and now owes millions in dollars.

Do the Save Wootton people have the money for a lawsuit? Like they are paying out of their own pocket for this? Why don't they just use that money to start a fund to renovate Wootton on the Parkway? Because they ain't getting on the CIP for a reno. Save your money for the right things, people.

Some lucky law firm about to make some good chunk of change with no chance of changing anything.

Or maybe MCPS will end up paying the plaintiff’s legal fees. It had to pay $1.5M in the case that went to the Supreme Court.

What’s Taylor’s plan if there is an injunction? Crown as a holding school? If so, he could avoid spending $$$ on litigation and just offer that option for now, then take the time to really study whether it makes sense to transplant Wootton into Crown.

+6
MCPS to supply 'refrigerator curriculum' in response to ...

In a major 2025 ruling (Mahmoud v. Taylor), the U.S. Supreme Court sided with parents against Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), ruling that the district likely violated religious freedom by denying opt-outs for elementary lessons on LGBTQ+ books. The case forced a reinstatement of opt-out rights, and by early 2026, MCPS agreed to a $1.5M settlement. Nothing comparable but folks want to burn money...they should definitely go ahead

That case and this is case are completely different. Good luck.

It’s demonstrative of MCPS’ “devil may care” attitude towards both the rules it must follow and “the good advice you just didn’t take”. Here, MCPS has received plenty of feedback showing it the error of its ways, but ITV’s plowing ahead anyway. If it won’t listen to numerous communities who will be affected negatively, it will have to listen to a judge who leaves it no choice. Unfortunately, this will cost MCPS more money it claims it doesn’t have.

The board will win this one. Keep dreaming.

We will see. MCPS said the same thing about the Mahmoud case and the EV case.