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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, last night was back to school night at BE. I expected overcrowding, but this was a new low. Physical Education classes have been doubled up, with almost 60 kids in a period. This means that for half the time, half the kids sit while the other run around. Not kidding--this is really happening, have verified with a couple of parents. They can no longer fit all the kids into the art room, so they now wheel an "art cart" into some classrooms for the kids to do art. The school is now so overcrowded that it seems to me like an emergency. What is most frustrating is the total lack of concern by our elected officials and school administrators. We (parents) have been warning about this for years. We've all seen the construction. Whatever the cause--teardowns, condos, apartments--does it matter? What is the plan for next year? Three classes in one P.E. period? I know the boundary study is forthcoming, but this is an issue now.[/quote]

There is no plan.  The BOE cares about equity and transgender restrooms.  Seriously.  They do not care about overcrowded classrooms.  A group of parents from our nonW cluster testified about this last year and we were completely shut down.

The schools Principals are left to piece together coverage and classrooms and hallways are filled to capacity.  [/quote]

+1 Million

Think about how much those bathrooms cost? Yet, they don’t have money to hire new teachers or add space[/quote]

If they don't care about overcrowding, why have they approved and funded all these additions and new buildings?

[url]https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/facilities/construction/project/projects.aspx[/url]

Of course there is still much more to do for overcrowding, but it's disingenuous to suggest nothing has been done.

And they just hired 1000+ new teachers.[/quote]

Maybe PP means that it feels as if MCPS has not made overcrowding a priority.  IMO, this is something that affects kids and kids’ learning on a daily basis.  It is WAY more important than transgender bathrooms!  I have no issue with MCPS converting restrooms to transgender bathrooms, once they fix the issue of overcrowding.

The overcrowded classrooms and overcrowded schools need to be the Number One Priority.  It affects kids of all races and all SES levels.

It’s great they they hired more teachers and I agree that there is lots more to do regarding overcrowding.

There is only so much money in the budget.  Sometimes (often times) it feels like MCPS is not focusing on the things that are really important and need to be addressed immediately.  And instead, MCPS is focusing on other issues that only affect a small number of students (like transgender bathrooms).

Overcrowded classrooms affect all kids - LGBQTIA, Focus schools, W schools, predominantly Latino schools, predominantly AA schools.  They are almost ALL over crowded.  But it’s not as politically popular and doesn’t get as much politically favorable attention to talk about that at the BOE meetings and in the media.  So it has not been a priority.  [/quote]

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