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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Without question, it will all pass and all the BOE members will vote for it.[/quote]

It will pass, but you might get a few BOE members who are nominated to perform and cast a no vote to make the public believe their petitions and protests made a difference.

If they cast unanimous votes it’ll validate the rubber stamping criticism they insist is not reality.[/quote]

You seem to think there is a wide-ranging conspiracy that involves the superintendent and the entire BOE to do...what exactly?  What is their motivation to conspire together and make this choice if it is not the one they think is best for the whole county?[/quote]

It’s not a conspiracy theory if it turns out to be true. Then again, MCPS will say “oh well, too late now.”

The chronology of events and other evidence appear to show that the decision was made before community engagement.

You are convinced they’re right, so you have a clear bias. I guess the ends justify the means in your mind - laws and regulations don’t matter, and apparently the views of those most affected don’t either.

Sounds rather authoritarian.[/quote]
None of this tracks, or answers the question.

Why would all of these people collude to do something “wrong.” What is the motivation?[/quote]

MCPS had a $300M+ parcel with a 20-year deadline and no comparable land available—but not the data to justify a new high school. Now, instead of rethinking that decision, they’re proposing to close a 55-year-old school to make Crown work. That’s not planning—that’s backfilling a decision that was already made.[/quote]

PP here.  So they are trying to make the best decision today, given poor decisions in the past?

I'm OK with that.  That is not a conspiracy or wrongdoing.

I'm not making the argument that H is the objectively best option (though I do think it likely is).  I'm trying to get at the view that there is conspiracy/collusion, rather than a difference of opinion... [/quote]

So you’re okay with what MCPS did in the past, and you’re okay with all of MCPS’ failures in pushing Option H.

I guess you’re okay with what the guy in the White House is doing - he thinks it’s the right thing to do as well.

Fortunately, courts don’t look at things that way. [/quote]

100% agreement. MCPS doubled down on this school needing to be built due to overcrowding, right up until a 180 turnaround, citing data that has ALWAYS been available.

[i]On Thursday, Taylor told Bethesda Today that the decision about revising high school programming was a “critical inflection point for our community, for us to decide whether or not we want to espouse values and not live by them or espouse values and live by them.” [/i]

Make no mistake, the decisions to close Crown and close the merit-based magnet system are ideologically driven. If MCPS decide to override the community in a misguided pursuit of equity, it will justify the guy in the White House, radicalize some fraction of the community, drive private school admissions, lower our overall performance, and end the legacy of the county. If you support these kinds of decisions, you don't get to complain about who's running the government. You are creating the resentment that makes this happen.[/quote]

Taylor's values is what he means.  He values blowing up neighborhoods, schools, programs, special education, maintenance (developers get $$$ before HVACs are repaired), transportation (costs going up $50M a year), and giving Fairfax the edge.

He did come here from Virginia after all.  He wants to drive families over the river. [/quote]

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