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[quote=Anonymous]After watching the BOE vote to revoke the charter of MBLI today, it occurred to me that Dr. Taylor, MCPS and the Board of Education have managed to seriously piss off and offend a staggering number of school communities in one year.

Here's the list I have so far:

[b]SSIMS:[/b] Thanks to the unwelcome surprise announcement that he decided to shut down their school without telling them.

[i]Context:[/i] https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/11/08/ssims-rally-proposal-school-closure/

[b]Wootton:[/b] Taylor punked Wootton when he threw Option H into the Boundary Study mix right before winter break without telling them, and then ultimately rammed Option H down their throats despite an incredible amount of advocacy, including support from the entire City of Rockville, for months.

[i]Context:[/i] https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2026/01/wooton-high-school-community-packs-mcps-board-meeting-on-closure-proposal/

[b]Magruder:[/b] The ongoing, crumbling state of their building has pissed Magruder off, starting with their crumbling auditorium and them being left out of the latest CIP despite having a nearly failed building.

[i]Context:[/i] https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/03/12/magruder-high-auditorium-ceiling-crumbles-musical-performance/

[b]MBLI:[/b] Despite consistent testimony at the board reinforcing that MBLI had parent and community support, and despite the brief existence of the school, MCPS has now voted to revoke the school's charter.

[i]Context:[/i] https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/02/19/mcps-charter/

[b]Muslim MCPS Families:[/b] MCPS's initial decision to offer up Eid 3/20 as a make-up day sparked mass backlash from Muslim families and also county government officials. In today's BOE session, they walked it back but I imagine Muslim families are still offended it had to get to this point in the first place. And they still need to fix this for the next year's school calendar that they approved.

[i]Context:[/i] https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/02/19/mcps-charter/

That's a lot of people to piss off and disappoint at once. How sustainable is this for him and the board? Will he get pushed out early? [/quote]

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