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[quote=Anonymous]This process makes me so sad. I think if there hadn’t been implied promises to Henry (real or not), then map 6.1.a was truly a solid attempt at sensibly filling Drew with the least amount of disruption systemwide. But as I’ve come to understand the Henry parents’ viewpoint, I really feel for them. Why break apart an existing performing school? It does appear they were sold a bill of goods, going back quite some time.

I liked the point made by one of the speakers last night asking for an explanation for the ludicrously gerrymandered Map 1. Reid tried to get an answer out of the planners, and even asked APS staff directly to walk through their thinking behind the flow of one map to the other over the course of the process. The lead planner, Laura S, looked absolutely stricken at that moment. She even snapped back at Reid and said “You should have given me the questions in advance!” He retorted, “I thought I did.”

In view of that exchange, and in view of the SB copiously praising the planners to the absolute confusion of any outside observer with at least a third grade education, I am starting to smell a cover up. We’re the SB members deeply involved behind the scenes at each stage in developing the maps? Were the planners ordered to draw these silly maps which they did holding their nose along the way? Why else would the SB praise them so profusely? Alternately the SB is covering for Patrick Murphy pulling the strings behind the scenes, which doesn’t seem likely.

Anyone else? The vote last night doesn’t end the most important question in my view — Who drew the first map and why?

I’m also deeply disappointed in local news reporting on this issue, especially from the Washington Post, which seemed to completely ignore Drew’s complex history. I would like to see our elected officials, and Patrick Murphy, held professionally accountable for this mess. Without real journalism, it’s harder.

I deeply believe there needs to be accountability for this failed process. Does anyone else agree? How do we demand it? 
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