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[quote=Anonymous]One of my children was in a trailer for 3rd grade. Like others have posted, this unit held several classrooms, had a bathroom and water fountain, and had plenty of windows. The classrooms were as roomy as those inside the building. In both 4th and 5th grades, my child was inside the school building but in interior classrooms with no windows, so they were certainly not an improvement over the "learning cottage." I found nothing to dislike about the trailers, and my child never complained.

My teen's high school also has trailers, and he had a class in one last year and will again this year. He has never mentioned it. I was in it last year on back to school night--I remember it being quite roomy but I can't remember if it had windows or a bathroom.

I actually think trailers are a great solution to crowding, as long as the cafeteria, gym, etc can handle the extra load. The problem I had with my 3rd grader in a trailer had nothing to do with the trailer and everything to do with the fact that the school was crowded enough that some kids ate lunch at 10:45. Class sizes remain good, but eating lunch that early is not ideal.[/quote]

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