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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^ people missing the point of H.

Wootton would be renovated  *eventually* to be a holding school.   This school  needs serious renovation and repairs.

But, Wootton families are asking for immediate urgent fixes all while a brand new school will be open in two years a couple of miles away.

Given the budget cuts, H addresses both issues:   move the students from a school that is falling a part to a brand new school, giving MCPS the time to renovate Wootton over a several years.[/quote]

Not to throw anyone under the bus.

But you have to compare how many Wootton families were asking for a renovated/new school vs how many are protesting the move.

Here is the change.org petition asking for renovations with 1900 signatures:
https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-wootton

And this is the change.org for saying Wootton should stay in it's current location with 4124 signatures:
https://www.change.org/p/save-wootton-and-crown-high-school-say-no-to-option-h

Not beating up the petition organizer or throwing the area under the bus but the petition starter for the Justice for Wootton petition looks like they're in the Stone Mill or Dufief area.  So is a little bit more less invested in the current location for Wootton.  Especially if they live in the Stone Mill area and have kids go to Cabin John for their middle school.

And people that did sign the petition may not have known the alternative that MCPS would propose.

So the question is if both petitions were released at the same time, which one would get the most support from Wootton families?

Again I'm not beating up the petition starters at all.  Wootton is one of the oldest buildings in MCPS and also has one of the worst CFI ratings.  And never should have been passed on for renovations as often as it was.[/quote]

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