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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a lot of racism on all sides in MCPS and the county.  Many of the Wootton protestors are [b]community members with young kids[/b] or much older with kids out of the school system if you look at the pictures of the protestors so its hard to take them seriously.[/quote]

I don't agree with the Save Wootton crowd but what do you have against parents with young kids advocating for what they want? Their families will be directly impacted (and I think they will be fine but they have a right to share their views)[/quote]

Because why would you want your kids to go to a run-down, mold-infested school?  You'd rather have your convenience than your kids' health?  They have no clue and are selfish.  Who knows if their kids will even go to Wootton? Most want a new school.[/quote]

The Wootton community is split on moving to Crown, but when it's your neighborhood school, some people legitimately want to save that school because it is a meaningful institution in their community. Were they happy that it was in bad shape? No, they tried for years to get it fixed. [/quote]

DP.

Aside from having it within walking distance for school attendance, is there something the community does with the facility that they could not do with it as a holding facility?  Are there restrictions against community use of a holding school gym or the like?  And with Frost MS in the back yard also available, is there something the community does with Wootton that would require a HS-level facility if, for some reason, the holding facility were closed to them?

Is it's being "a meaningful institution in their community" more abstract than that from a proximity perspective, since the school, itself, would just be farther away?[/quote]

What school is using Wootton as a holding school in the foreseeable future? None. That means the building will sit empty; it will not be maintained for community use. The neighborhood will have to stay on MCPS to secure the property - high chainlink fences surrounding it and cameras. Abandoned buildings are at greater risk of break-ins, damage, and fire: Google Farquhar Middle School (arson) and JoAnn Leleck Elementary School fires 
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There are many schools in line for significant work that could move there for a semester or a year so the work can move more quickly. It wouldn't only be for schools getting a full rebuild.[/quote]

Please list me the many schools.
Damascus on site
Magruder on site
And ES/MS won’t need a high school as a holding school as a whole slew ES/MS are about to be closed and likely would be closer and more accessible than Wootton [/quote]

Any MS or HS that needs a new roof, new HVAC,  new plumbing, etc.[/quote]

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