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[quote=Anonymous]
OP,

you are being disingenuous. My husband fled the Vietnam War, with all its hardships, got an MD and PhD, and still thinks portables are evidence of poor planning in such an affluent area, even if the demographics have exploded in recent years.

Portables:

1. They create a security problem if students have to walk outside in an unfenced area to go to the bathroom or other location in school.
2. They take up significant playground or green space on school grounds, reducing play areas and the visibility to supervise students. 
[b]Woodlin ES lost a special needs student who wandered off several blocks away onto a busy street because the recess people have no direct line of sight on the playground area due of the 8-10 portables on the playground.[/b]
3. They are less insulated, which means that the humidity is very low in the winter, which leads to skin problems for some students. DS developed eczema the winter he was in the portable.
4. They are generally smaller than normal classrooms, which means that students have less space to play indoors when the gym is unavailable, cannot accumulate books in the library corner or have enrichment activities in the classroom that require more space such as science experiments/dancing/acting.
5. Portables can have toxic emissions such as formaldehyde, which may lead to long-term health problems.

This County has the means to do better, which is why parents are pressing for improvements.

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