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[quote=Anonymous]“The fact that there are deserts … there are kids in parts of the county who are eligible and deserving that don’t get into these specialty programs, and a large segment of them are Black and brown kids — this has been known for decades,” Johns said. “So when you say, ‘Oh, we’re rushing this,’ this is the same crap that PTAs and the unions have said back when [former superintendent Jerry Weast] was around talking about red zone, green zone. …  Never is too fast for them.” 
The proposed regions model would worsen inequity:
https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/08/29/opinion-mcps-needs-to-build-stronger-foundation-before-expanding-regional-programs/

To solve the problem of specialty program deserts, it would make more sense to add programs to those deserts.

Advocating for extending the timeline by a year is not disingenuous. It is a concrete timeline extension to enable active community engagement.

To rush to break up current communities (parents, teachers, students) like DCC, which is a high-URM area, without regard to the communities' input unconscionable.[/quote]

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