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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seems like some are legitimately concerned about the process (is it closing Wootton or just moving everyone and combining them with others to form a new school - Crown), especially as we look ahead to the ES boundary study. Seems likely that will have school closures and we should all hope that will be done following the proper process.

If it weren’t for the ES boundary study coming up, I might agree that the parkway parents are just being over the top. But I think we need to sort out the process now, or MCPS could take shortcuts with ES school closures countywide.[/quote]

Is this an area where the BOE could step in and adopt new policies that make process clear? [/quote]

Yup, MCPS BoE is the final authority and the ones who approve any changes to Policy FAA. As written, it's pretty vague.

They could also adjust timelines, require the superintendent do another round of feedback etc without having to change the policy at all.

https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/policy/pdf/faa.pdf[/quote]

That would be the smart move to head off a lawsuit. It would mean the plaintiffs will not have exhausted their administrative remedies under BOE regulations. [/quote]

No, because plaintiffs are always allowed to submit an appeal to the BoE even if MCPS follows all their procedures correctly, which as far as I can tell they did, and nobody has posted a clear-cut violation of policy FAA.

I've yet to see a ruling against a local board because the state board always defers to the local board unless the decision is arbitrary, illegal, or unreasonable.[/quote]

Just don’t want to see this debate expand exponentially with the ES boundary study. [/quote]

It will because it'll involve closures, especially at the elementary / middle school levels. We had a realtor post previously that having an elementary school / middle school in walking distance was a much larger bump in property values than a high school, because parents dream about walking their little kids to school.[/quote]

So what you’re saying is that all those ES and MS parents who didn’t say anything about Wootton being closed and moved to Crown will suddenly become very concerned about their property values?  [/quote]

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