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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe some lawyers can help to argue at next board meeting? I know wotton HS has lawyers and signs up to defend for them after the first round of boundary rezone. Now the wotton families are stirring a petition to start renovation plan to rebuild their schools and no chance to moving them to crown HS as a holding school. [/quote]
The equitable distribution of schools within the regions should not have to depend on whether a region can hire high-powered lawyers or lobbyists. If it has come to this, then MCPS is truly corrupt.[/quote]
Oh, even worse, not hire, but rather *has* high-powered lawyers or lobbyists who can advocate for the region pro bono. So a region would either have to have these powerful individuals living in their community or be connected. Region 5, having such a high poverty rate, is less likely than Wootton to have a voice, basically. Is MCPS really for equity, or is this in name only?[/quote]

+1. There are many high-powered lawyers living in Wootton neighborhoods, and they use their knowledge and power to get the voice out easily to advocate for themselves. They feel that they are entitled to certain privileges and rights because they live in those areas. That is really not about equity. I wish region 5 has the resources and voices as well. [/quote]
+2 It’s an arbitrary grouping influenced by special interests. It needs to be redone so it’s more equitable. I like the idea of 3 regions, disbanding all special programs to focus on developing home schools, no regions and adding programs, or breaking up MCPS. These all sound better than the money pit 6 region idea that decreases equity.[/quote]

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