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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't really have a dog in this fight, but what stands out strikingly in this thread is the "we were screwed, so others should be screwed too"  and the "kick them out" attitude of the CC/RHES folks.  It's not you against RCF or others in the cluster.  Everyone is advocating for their best interests based on outreach to their communities, and many of those interests are exactly the same!  E.g., it's hard to swallow vehement assertions that the interests of the RH low income families are any different from the RCF low income families (by way of attending the closer school).  Or that CC/RHES families are justified in pushing for the closer middle, but not the RCF families.  Or that CC/RHES is justified in arguing that they shouldn't be split, but not the RCF families.  Really everyone has similar goals.  And remember, RCF did not get its first choice option either (for those saying the recommendation is pandering to RCF).

To an outsider, it looks like the Superintendent's recommendation was a way to give both communities a bit of what they want, but both also have to give some things up.  The recommended choice does seem to prioritize the input received from the low income/minority communities in both RH and RCF - they both want to attend the closer middle school.  It also appears to take into account the CC/RHES desire not to be split up.  RCF will be split, which was not what the school advocated for.

I get that many think it is totally unfair that the Triad schools have had to deal with attending a farther-away, not-walkable school for a few years (though many say that they actually DO like the split!).  I also get that the new middle will be overcrowded and have a higher low-income population (but really not that much of a difference, compared to some of the east side schools).  So my point is sure - CC/RHES families do have something to complain about.

But just some advice - the seemingly targeted, bitter, threatening, kick-them-out of the new middle school vocabulary does not do your cause justice.  It comes across as mean spirited and blaming RCF and other families for a lower-school situation in the Triad that they did not cause at all.  Find a more inclusive, positive way to convey your message.  Also consider re-thinking what is most important to you, since it is possible (or likely) that you may not get absolutely everything you want.   [/quote]

Amen![/quote]

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