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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]Way to go Wooton families. Make MCPs spend a ton of money on legal fees so now all school have less resources, and less staffing and less money to spend on OUR kids. Do you have any idea what long term mold issues look like?? Oh but wait… your property values will MAYBE remain the same so who gives an f about the long term health ramifications.[/quote]

Legal challenges aren’t about “taking money from kids”—they’re about making sure big decisions are made correctly and transparently, and if the process was sound it should hold up. No one is saying building issues or things like mold should be ignored; the question is whether relocating an entire school is the right fix or whether those problems should be addressed directly. And reducing everything to property values just sidesteps the reality that people can care about building conditions, good planning, and community impact all at the same time.

Based on your logic, no legal challenges to ANY government decisions should ever be made because the government would have to spend tax dollars to defend itself. I guess the indigent shouldn’t get public defenders for criminal cases because those cost tax dollars too. [/quote]

Of course there should be the option of legal recourse when someone is at risk of losing their freedom or a basic human right. No such thing is occurring in this issue-your right to public education is being upheld. [/quote]

So the government can break the law as it pleases if you agree with the outcome?  MCPS must follow the law. You might believe that it has, but that’s not up to you. [/quote]

Just because the Parkway parents didn't like the process or the outcome also doesn't mean MCPS didn't follow the law.

The two claims in the emergency filing are weak, but maybe they're saving up the actual good arguments for the lawsuit when this filing is denied?[/quote]

So let the process play out. Btw, this situation likely wouldn’t exist if MCPS had done things in a more transparent way, so it only has itself to blame. [/quote]

MCPS was going to be sued either way because the Wootton boundaries were changing and the Wootton parents are some of the most engaged parents in the county and they have the resources to hire lawyers. If it wasn't the Parkway parents, it'd be the DuFief dads. The only way to avoid a lawsuit was to keep the status quo, which wasn't possible because they built an entirely new school and need to fill it with kids.

I'm here mostly to see if someone can actually point to a process deficiency, because MCPS will be doing another boundary study immediately and maybe we can save the next angry school group some money on lawyer fees.[/quote]

This is exactly why process matters. Option H may not affect you now but rest assured MCPS will be happy to do another sh*t of boundary process round 2 unless they are put in their place. [/quote]

First they came for Wootton, and I did not speak out — for it was not my school, but a “W” with rich parents.

Then they deferred Magruder, and I did not speak out — for delay is quiet, and quiet is easy to ignore.

Then they moved the boundaries, and I did not speak out— for lines on paper are always redrawn somewhere else.

Then they closed my school, and there was no one left to speak for me.[/quote]

You are missing key facts.  Your group screamed the loudest with safety and health issues within the building.  Mcps listened and is moving the school population out.  Yea, you won.  Many want the move.  [/quote]

Sigh. Renovation in situ not relocation. [/quote]

This makes the most sense what many schools need renovated, some worse and you all screamed the loudest.  Why would you want your kids to be at a facility that can cause them serious and long term health issues?   Once you develop breathing issues they rarely go away. B[/quote]

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