Taylor's Feb Rec for Crown Boundary Study

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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.

We’ve been telling you we’re going to sue. The BOE was sent notice. Can’t say we didn’t warn ya!

I wonder how that fundraising to sue is going. I want to see a thermometer on their website so we can see the progress of the contributions.

It’s going great! Thanks for your concern. If you want to donate: https://cepamd.org/

Can you share more about the grounds on which this group will be suing? I would definitely want to make sure it’s something with a viable pathway to success before contributing.

I don’t think speaking on an anonymous forum is the best way to share legal strategy. But I don’t think any of us would spend our time and money on this if there wasn’t a viable pathway.

How do we know if there is a viable pathway if we don’t spend money to consult lawyers? Just guess ourselves?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Those filing the suit don't actually care if it's a winner. They are using it as a delay tactic. The want to delay the vote long enough to have a new board who will vote down H. It's a complete waste of taxpayer dollars but they don't care. The majority of these people don't have kids impacted by the move. They care about property values and that's it.

Have you looked at who is running? None of them are going to vote down H even if these people were to be successful in that delay. That money would buy you a Steve Madden store, even at the value of Steve Madden in the 90s when it was actually cool.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Those filing the suit don't actually care if it's a winner. They are using it as a delay tactic. The want to delay the vote long enough to have a new board who will vote down H. It's a complete waste of taxpayer dollars but they don't care. The majority of these people don't have kids impacted by the move. They care about property values and that's it.

When did you first realize you had super powers to know what anonymous people care about?
Use those super powers to learn about litigation because so far, you are clueless.

Nah I don't have super powers. I've got receipts though!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Those filing the suit don't actually care if it's a winner. They are using it as a delay tactic. The want to delay the vote long enough to have a new board who will vote down H. It's a complete waste of taxpayer dollars but they don't care. The majority of these people don't have kids impacted by the move. They care about property values and that's it.

Have you looked at who is running? None of them are going to vote down H even if these people were to be successful in that delay. That money would buy you a Steve Madden store, even at the value of Steve Madden in the 90s when it was actually cool.

100%. I can't see who would actually vote "no" on this one. I think the Wootton whiners know this too and that's why they are so desperate to delay the vote.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Those filing the suit don't actually care if it's a winner. They are using it as a delay tactic. The want to delay the vote long enough to have a new board who will vote down H. It's a complete waste of taxpayer dollars but they don't care. The majority of these people don't have kids impacted by the move. They care about property values and that's it.

Have you looked at who is running? None of them are going to vote down H even if these people were to be successful in that delay. That money would buy you a Steve Madden store, even at the value of Steve Madden in the 90s when it was actually cool.

100%. I can't see who would actually vote "no" on this one. I think the Wootton whiners know this too and that's why they are so desperate to delay the vote.

There are some who would, but they need political cover to do so. This situation is a mix of politics and legal. Even if Taylor’s recommendation is legal (remains to be seen), political reasons will ultimately dictate what happens.

It will be interesting if anyone on the BOE gets dragged into the litigation. Depositions under penalty of perjury are like sunlight to vampires.

[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.

We’ve been telling you we’re going to sue. The BOE was sent notice. Can’t say we didn’t warn ya!

I wonder how that fundraising to sue is going. I want to see a thermometer on their website so we can see the progress of the contributions.

It’s going great! Thanks for your concern. If you want to donate: https://cepamd.org/

Can you share more about the grounds on which this group will be suing? I would definitely want to make sure it’s something with a viable pathway to success before contributing.

I don’t think speaking on an anonymous forum is the best way to share legal strategy. But I don’t think any of us would spend our time and money on this if there wasn’t a viable pathway.

How do we know if there is a viable pathway if we don’t spend money to consult lawyers? Just guess ourselves?

No need to guess. It’s viable.

[Anonymous]

Not so sure it's actually viable. But good luck...

Essentially the ones suing don't like the data and they are insisting this Wootton relocation is instead a move. They say it's "carving" up the school. Uh, no. The school clusters are completely intact except for Cold Spring who ASKED to be sent to Churchill. Adding some Fields Rd and Rosemont students- gasp!


Per their press release-

The plan:

The complaint raises concerns that the Superintendent’s recommended “Modified Option H” may have been advanced through a process that lacked required planning analysis and transparency.

The concerns:

The complaint asks the Inspector General to review several issues related to the boundary study and capital planning process, including:

Material Exceedance of Board-Approved Boundary Study Scope as the recommendation exceeds Board’s own The October 30, 2025 amendment that authorized only the consideration of Crown High School as temporary holding space.
Possible predetermined decision-making in the boundary study process prior to completion of the public engagement phase.
Potential misuse or recharacterization of state-approved capital funding for the new Crown High School project.
Failure to conduct transportation, infrastructure, environmental, and safety analyses typically associated with major public infrastructure decisions.
Potential reliance on flawed or incomplete enrollment projections, including modeling that may not account for significant new housing development within the Wootton cluster.
Possible waste or inefficient use of public infrastructure, including repurposing an existing high school facility for indefinite temporary use.
Inadequate documentation and administrative record supporting a major structural change to the county’s high school system.
Defacto school closure, constituting a functional discontinuance of a comprehensive high school under Md. Educ. § 4-109 and COMAR 13A.02.09.


This has led community-based groups to launch 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.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not so sure it's actually viable. But good luck...

Essentially the ones suing don't like the data and they are insisting this Wootton relocation is instead a move. They say it's "carving" up the school. Uh, no. The school clusters are completely intact except for Cold Spring who ASKED to be sent to Churchill. Adding some Fields Rd and Rosemont students- gasp!


Per their press release-

The plan:

The complaint raises concerns that the Superintendent’s recommended “Modified Option H” may have been advanced through a process that lacked required planning analysis and transparency.

The concerns:

The complaint asks the Inspector General to review several issues related to the boundary study and capital planning process, including:

Material Exceedance of Board-Approved Boundary Study Scope as the recommendation exceeds Board’s own The October 30, 2025 amendment that authorized only the consideration of Crown High School as temporary holding space.
Possible predetermined decision-making in the boundary study process prior to completion of the public engagement phase.
Potential misuse or recharacterization of state-approved capital funding for the new Crown High School project.
Failure to conduct transportation, infrastructure, environmental, and safety analyses typically associated with major public infrastructure decisions.
Potential reliance on flawed or incomplete enrollment projections, including modeling that may not account for significant new housing development within the Wootton cluster.
Possible waste or inefficient use of public infrastructure, including repurposing an existing high school facility for indefinite temporary use.
Inadequate documentation and administrative record supporting a major structural change to the county’s high school system.
Defacto school closure, constituting a functional discontinuance of a comprehensive high school under Md. Educ. § 4-109 and COMAR 13A.02.09.


This has led community-based groups to launch 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.

EDIT: Essentially the ones suing don't like the data and they are insisting this Wootton relocation is instead a CLOSURE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not so sure it's actually viable. But good luck...

Essentially the ones suing don't like the data and they are insisting this Wootton relocation is instead a move. They say it's "carving" up the school. Uh, no. The school clusters are completely intact except for Cold Spring who ASKED to be sent to Churchill. Adding some Fields Rd and Rosemont students- gasp!


Per their press release-

The plan:

The complaint raises concerns that the Superintendent’s recommended “Modified Option H” may have been advanced through a process that lacked required planning analysis and transparency.

The concerns:

The complaint asks the Inspector General to review several issues related to the boundary study and capital planning process, including:

Material Exceedance of Board-Approved Boundary Study Scope as the recommendation exceeds Board’s own The October 30, 2025 amendment that authorized only the consideration of Crown High School as temporary holding space.
Possible predetermined decision-making in the boundary study process prior to completion of the public engagement phase.
Potential misuse or recharacterization of state-approved capital funding for the new Crown High School project.
Failure to conduct transportation, infrastructure, environmental, and safety analyses typically associated with major public infrastructure decisions.
Potential reliance on flawed or incomplete enrollment projections, including modeling that may not account for significant new housing development within the Wootton cluster.
Possible waste or inefficient use of public infrastructure, including repurposing an existing high school facility for indefinite temporary use.
Inadequate documentation and administrative record supporting a major structural change to the county’s high school system.
Defacto school closure, constituting a functional discontinuance of a comprehensive high school under Md. Educ. § 4-109 and COMAR 13A.02.09.


This has led community-based groups to launch 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.

EDIT: Essentially the ones suing don't like the data and they are insisting this Wootton relocation is instead a CLOSURE.

Misuse of state funds sounds serious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not so sure it's actually viable. But good luck...

Essentially the ones suing don't like the data and they are insisting this Wootton relocation is instead a move. They say it's "carving" up the school. Uh, no. The school clusters are completely intact except for Cold Spring who ASKED to be sent to Churchill. Adding some Fields Rd and Rosemont students- gasp!


Per their press release-

The plan:

The complaint raises concerns that the Superintendent’s recommended “Modified Option H” may have been advanced through a process that lacked required planning analysis and transparency.

The concerns:

The complaint asks the Inspector General to review several issues related to the boundary study and capital planning process, including:

Material Exceedance of Board-Approved Boundary Study Scope as the recommendation exceeds Board’s own The October 30, 2025 amendment that authorized only the consideration of Crown High School as temporary holding space.
Possible predetermined decision-making in the boundary study process prior to completion of the public engagement phase.
Potential misuse or recharacterization of state-approved capital funding for the new Crown High School project.
Failure to conduct transportation, infrastructure, environmental, and safety analyses typically associated with major public infrastructure decisions.
Potential reliance on flawed or incomplete enrollment projections, including modeling that may not account for significant new housing development within the Wootton cluster.
Possible waste or inefficient use of public infrastructure, including repurposing an existing high school facility for indefinite temporary use.
Inadequate documentation and administrative record supporting a major structural change to the county’s high school system.
Defacto school closure, constituting a functional discontinuance of a comprehensive high school under Md. Educ. § 4-109 and COMAR 13A.02.09.


This has led community-based groups to launch 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.

EDIT: Essentially the ones suing don't like the data and they are insisting this Wootton relocation is instead a CLOSURE.

Misuse of state funds sounds serious.

Serious if true. The problem is they have no evidence. Just vibes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not so sure it's actually viable. But good luck...

Essentially the ones suing don't like the data and they are insisting this Wootton relocation is instead a move. They say it's "carving" up the school. Uh, no. The school clusters are completely intact except for Cold Spring who ASKED to be sent to Churchill. Adding some Fields Rd and Rosemont students- gasp!


Per their press release-

The plan:

The complaint raises concerns that the Superintendent’s recommended “Modified Option H” may have been advanced through a process that lacked required planning analysis and transparency.

The concerns:

The complaint asks the Inspector General to review several issues related to the boundary study and capital planning process, including:

Material Exceedance of Board-Approved Boundary Study Scope as the recommendation exceeds Board’s own The October 30, 2025 amendment that authorized only the consideration of Crown High School as temporary holding space.
Possible predetermined decision-making in the boundary study process prior to completion of the public engagement phase.
Potential misuse or recharacterization of state-approved capital funding for the new Crown High School project.
Failure to conduct transportation, infrastructure, environmental, and safety analyses typically associated with major public infrastructure decisions.
Potential reliance on flawed or incomplete enrollment projections, including modeling that may not account for significant new housing development within the Wootton cluster.
Possible waste or inefficient use of public infrastructure, including repurposing an existing high school facility for indefinite temporary use.
Inadequate documentation and administrative record supporting a major structural change to the county’s high school system.
Defacto school closure, constituting a functional discontinuance of a comprehensive high school under Md. Educ. § 4-109 and COMAR 13A.02.09.


This has led community-based groups to launch 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.

EDIT: Essentially the ones suing don't like the data and they are insisting this Wootton relocation is instead a CLOSURE.

Misuse of state funds sounds serious.

Serious if true. The problem is they have no evidence. Just vibes.

How do you know they don’t have evidence? Are you a part of their legal team?

I wouldn’t be so quick to say that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not so sure it's actually viable. But good luck...

Essentially the ones suing don't like the data and they are insisting this Wootton relocation is instead a move. They say it's "carving" up the school. Uh, no. The school clusters are completely intact except for Cold Spring who ASKED to be sent to Churchill. Adding some Fields Rd and Rosemont students- gasp!


Per their press release-

The plan:

The complaint raises concerns that the Superintendent’s recommended “Modified Option H” may have been advanced through a process that lacked required planning analysis and transparency.

The concerns:

The complaint asks the Inspector General to review several issues related to the boundary study and capital planning process, including:

Material Exceedance of Board-Approved Boundary Study Scope as the recommendation exceeds Board’s own The October 30, 2025 amendment that authorized only the consideration of Crown High School as temporary holding space.
Possible predetermined decision-making in the boundary study process prior to completion of the public engagement phase.
Potential misuse or recharacterization of state-approved capital funding for the new Crown High School project.
Failure to conduct transportation, infrastructure, environmental, and safety analyses typically associated with major public infrastructure decisions.
Potential reliance on flawed or incomplete enrollment projections, including modeling that may not account for significant new housing development within the Wootton cluster.
Possible waste or inefficient use of public infrastructure, including repurposing an existing high school facility for indefinite temporary use.
Inadequate documentation and administrative record supporting a major structural change to the county’s high school system.
Defacto school closure, constituting a functional discontinuance of a comprehensive high school under Md. Educ. § 4-109 and COMAR 13A.02.09.


This has led community-based groups to launch 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.

EDIT: Essentially the ones suing don't like the data and they are insisting this Wootton relocation is instead a CLOSURE.

Misuse of state funds sounds serious.

Serious if true. The problem is they have no evidence. Just vibes.

How do you know they don’t have evidence? Are you a part of their legal team?

I wouldn’t be so quick to say that.

Is it like that AI data video they put out about projections? Their version of alternate facts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not so sure it's actually viable. But good luck...

Essentially the ones suing don't like the data and they are insisting this Wootton relocation is instead a move. They say it's "carving" up the school. Uh, no. The school clusters are completely intact except for Cold Spring who ASKED to be sent to Churchill. Adding some Fields Rd and Rosemont students- gasp!


Per their press release-

The plan:

The complaint raises concerns that the Superintendent’s recommended “Modified Option H” may have been advanced through a process that lacked required planning analysis and transparency.

The concerns:

The complaint asks the Inspector General to review several issues related to the boundary study and capital planning process, including:

Material Exceedance of Board-Approved Boundary Study Scope as the recommendation exceeds Board’s own The October 30, 2025 amendment that authorized only the consideration of Crown High School as temporary holding space.
Possible predetermined decision-making in the boundary study process prior to completion of the public engagement phase.
Potential misuse or recharacterization of state-approved capital funding for the new Crown High School project.
Failure to conduct transportation, infrastructure, environmental, and safety analyses typically associated with major public infrastructure decisions.
Potential reliance on flawed or incomplete enrollment projections, including modeling that may not account for significant new housing development within the Wootton cluster.
Possible waste or inefficient use of public infrastructure, including repurposing an existing high school facility for indefinite temporary use.
Inadequate documentation and administrative record supporting a major structural change to the county’s high school system.
Defacto school closure, constituting a functional discontinuance of a comprehensive high school under Md. Educ. § 4-109 and COMAR 13A.02.09.


This has led community-based groups to launch 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.

EDIT: Essentially the ones suing don't like the data and they are insisting this Wootton relocation is instead a CLOSURE.

Misuse of state funds sounds serious.

Serious if true. The problem is they have no evidence. Just vibes.

How do you know they don’t have evidence? Are you a part of their legal team?

I wouldn’t be so quick to say that.

Is it like that AI data video they put out about projections? Their version of alternate facts?

Nope! Guess you’ll just have to wait 😉

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not so sure it's actually viable. But good luck...

Essentially the ones suing don't like the data and they are insisting this Wootton relocation is instead a move. They say it's "carving" up the school. Uh, no. The school clusters are completely intact except for Cold Spring who ASKED to be sent to Churchill. Adding some Fields Rd and Rosemont students- gasp!


Per their press release-

The plan:

The complaint raises concerns that the Superintendent’s recommended “Modified Option H” may have been advanced through a process that lacked required planning analysis and transparency.

The concerns:

The complaint asks the Inspector General to review several issues related to the boundary study and capital planning process, including:

Material Exceedance of Board-Approved Boundary Study Scope as the recommendation exceeds Board’s own The October 30, 2025 amendment that authorized only the consideration of Crown High School as temporary holding space.
Possible predetermined decision-making in the boundary study process prior to completion of the public engagement phase.
Potential misuse or recharacterization of state-approved capital funding for the new Crown High School project.
Failure to conduct transportation, infrastructure, environmental, and safety analyses typically associated with major public infrastructure decisions.
Potential reliance on flawed or incomplete enrollment projections, including modeling that may not account for significant new housing development within the Wootton cluster.
Possible waste or inefficient use of public infrastructure, including repurposing an existing high school facility for indefinite temporary use.
Inadequate documentation and administrative record supporting a major structural change to the county’s high school system.
Defacto school closure, constituting a functional discontinuance of a comprehensive high school under Md. Educ. § 4-109 and COMAR 13A.02.09.


This has led community-based groups to launch 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.

EDIT: Essentially the ones suing don't like the data and they are insisting this Wootton relocation is instead a CLOSURE.

Misuse of state funds sounds serious.

Serious if true. The problem is they have no evidence. Just vibes.

How do you know they don’t have evidence? Are you a part of their legal team?

I wouldn’t be so quick to say that.

Is it like that AI data video they put out about projections? Their version of alternate facts?

Nope! Guess you’ll just have to wait 😉

And you think opening Crown as a holding school couldn't also be construed as misuse of state funds? LOL

[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.

We’ve been telling you we’re going to sue. The BOE was sent notice. Can’t say we didn’t warn ya!

I wonder how that fundraising to sue is going. I want to see a thermometer on their website so we can see the progress of the contributions.

It’s going great! Thanks for your concern. If you want to donate: https://cepamd.org/

Can you share more about the grounds on which this group will be suing? I would definitely want to make sure it’s something with a viable pathway to success before contributing.

I don’t think speaking on an anonymous forum is the best way to share legal strategy. But I don’t think any of us would spend our time and money on this if there wasn’t a viable pathway.

How do we know if there is a viable pathway if we don’t spend money to consult lawyers? Just guess ourselves?

No need to guess. It’s viable.

Says? If you think MCPS didnt go into this assuming they would be sued by the crazy entitled Mont Co. parents, you’re dumb as dirt. They knew it would happen, perhaps not by whom, unless you are Quanon and think this was all predetermined, maybe for decades, and thy have been ensuring they have a paper trail to back themselves. Save your money and your pride.