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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a prospective Bridges and Shining Stars family, I've been reading the SSMA threads about the fallout of the expected location on Taylor Street next to the current Bridges location. The accusation is that SSMA approached Bridges and asked Bridges if it was going to use the new space, and Bridges said that it had no plans to do so. SSMA negotiated into the space but did not receive a signed copy of the lease, and at the last minute, Bridges negotiated with the landlord and won the space, screwing over SSMA. I'm curious what Bridges families know about the process and what happened from Bridges' perspective. (Bridges is not coming out looking like a decent player based on what I have read.) I'd love to hear from Bridges families about what they have been told. Thanks.[/quote]

That isn't consistent with what we've read here, OP.  It would be more correct to infer that both schools need space, and the SS administration doesn't quite have its act together.  The landlord may or may not be a bad actor here, but surely Bridges can't be faulted for meeting the needs of its students nor having better business sense.[/quote]

I spoke with someone who was at the meeting last night, and what she said was that there is some indication that Bridges was aware of what Shining Stars was offering financially and was able to come in under that number as a result of that information. She also said that Shining Stars had approached Bridges before to make sure they were not interested and Bridges had in fact indicated that they did not plan to do so.

I would generally agree that everyone should look out for its own needs, but if it turns out that indeed one school screwed over another school, I think there should be consequences for that, even if the school that got screwed is disorganized and made other mistakes.

I would LOVE to hear what, if anything, Bridges families know about the situation. I would have a hard time sending my child to a school whose administration behaved this way, even if the school was otherwise of high quality.[/quote]

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