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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]What you are proposing is a state issue, not a local issue. Per the Maryland constitution, the state is responsible for educating its children. They have formally delegated this authority counties. They are not going to upend the entire state system of education to allow for the formation of the breakaway Republic of Bethesda. So sorry.[/quote]

No - practically every state constitution establishes the responsibility of the state to educate its children. This is basic. The provision of public school at the county level is required to cover all students but the mandate doesn't restrict it to being the sole method of providing public education. Many states have independent school districts break off and a county level school system remains to cover students not within those boundaries. This is very common in rural areas. You can live within a county that has a county level school system but based on your location you may not be zoned for the county school but the independent school district.

You do not need the Republic of Bethesda. You do not need a separate political entity. You do not need to upend the state system. It upends MCPS. It brings change to an area that feels immune yes but its far from impossible. MD is a small state but its not some rare unicorn that has an iron clad lock on doing things the way that it has been for 70 years just to keep MCPS happy.

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You really just aren't getting it. It doesn't matter what other states do. It matters that a county system of schools is written into Maryland law. You can't get to where you want to go without changing the state law. [/quote]

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