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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There’s no solution that will make everyone happy, but most parents don’t have tons of children and can afford to take a half day or even a full day off work for this one-time special milestone event in each of their children’s lives. People were already driving a half hour from their house to graduation ceremony venues before; you’ll survive driving an extra 45 minutes. There will be traffic, but there was traffic to contend with when people drove to the previous venues as well. This is not the hardship you’re making it out to be.[/quote]

You must be at a wealthy school.  My spouse is a contractor.  Paid by the hour, no leave.  [/quote]
My goodness!  If you cannot take a day off for your kid graduation, you have bigger problems. 
DP[/quote]

Can we, yes, can others, some yes, some no.  Not everyone has a job like you do.  [/quote]
When and where could MCPS hold all 25 graduation ceremonies for the 12,000 graduates and their 20,000+ parents that would not inconvenience anyone?[/quote]

Montomery college.[/quote]
That post went right over your head. Even if MC’s magic tent is available, has adequate staffing, is air conditioned, has decent acoustics, easy access to restrooms, is affordable, etc., SOMEONE will be inconvenienced by health problems or having to miss work or driving in traffic or having to arrive first thing in the morning or having to stay late into the evening or getting hustled out of the venue quickly because it has to be prepared for the next ceremony.

MCPS cannot possibly give the perfect graduation ceremony experience to the 50,000 - 60,000 people who would like to attend a graduation ceremony.[/quote]

Of course they have all of that as its aready set up for MC graduation which is larger.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7yMQzD-l4I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co2udY8kMiM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY0f84hISkk[/quote]
Can they host 25 graduations over a 2 week period? And they’re not already booked?

There’s a reason why we have an agreement with UMBC and not MC. Take it up with Central Office since you can do a better job at this than they can.[/quote]

What’s the reason.  They’d be out of session during graduation.  [/quote]
Maybe they’re already booked. Maybe they can’t staff that many hours. Maybe they have other events going on that require them to take the tent down. You and I don’t know why MC isn’t an option, but apparently, it’s not an option for this year.

Regardless, someone would complain if that’s where all the graduations were being held, even if their complaints are really due to personal circumstances and have nothing to do with MCPS.[/quote]

Again, MCPS chooses to hold all its graduations in the same place because it's easier for MCPS.  That does not mean that the only option available or the best option available from the perspective of parents and loved ones who want to attend their kids' graduation was to hold them all in UMBC.[/quote]

This they never asked.  The cost savings and uniformity is good but having to drive an hour or more and not keeping it in the county or nearby is not ok.  [/quote]

Seems to be ok by a great many people.[/quote]

Let me guess you are Mcps and choose this.  [/quote]

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