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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I saw this from Jill Ortman-Fouse's post on FB: "The language change, “*especially* strive to create diverse schools”, simply weighs demographics [b]slightly higher[/b] than the other factors of geography, stability of school assignments, and facility utilization when setting new boundaries. It doesn’t mean the other factors won’t also be considered."

It seems like a lot of the opposition is based on a straw man characterization of what's actually proposed in the language.[/quote]

I know Jill was saying "just a tiny bit more" in the meeting on 9/13 and "slightly more" above, but my (personal) interpretation of the word, "especially" means "definitely more", not "just a little bit."  She actually wanted "especially and in particular" but O'Neill didn't like that combination of words. 
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Idiots. It means they will be considered only as a tie breaker to diversity[/quote]

We don't know that.  The wording is amorphous enough that it could mean almost anything.  It might mean it will only be used as a tie breaker and this will be more about posturing than actual significant changes.  Or it could be used to make much more drastic changes.  We won't know how things actual play out until changes are proposed and made.[/quote]

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