Reply to Murch renovation

Forum Index » DC Public and Public Charter Schools

Reply to "Murch renovation"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Boundary process tried to shrink Murch's boundary but the folks who would switch fought it tooth and nail.  Huge opportunity missed.  Sadly, now the Murch community has to live with the consequences.[/quote]

This is BS. The new boundary moves a big swath from Murch to Lafayette (instead of to Hearst, as originally proposed). There was never a proposal that would have reduced Murch's population meaningfully. The city has no plan for dealing with massive overcrowding in ward 3 ESs. [/quote]

THIS is BS.  Clearly you didn't go to any community meetings or even read the countless threads on DCUM with Murch parents complaining endlessly about how they could not be moved.  I agree that the original proposal didn't do as much as was needed, and even that was scaled back, but the boundary process was a missed opportunity for the Murch community to have a conversation about how overcrowded they were and what they needed to do about it.  Now their options are limited.  I honestly wish them the best, and hope that the project will move forward perhaps in an altered form that can make a little more creative use of space.  But with city funds limited, one cannot be too hopeful.  What I really worry about is a protracted battle that stalls the whole thing and the city just moves on to the many other schools that need renovations.  That would be the worst outcome for Murch.[/quote]

The Murch boundaries were moved. There was never a discussion specifically with Murch families, so this isn't a Murch issue it is a Ward 3 issue. This is precisely why the process needs to be revisited with real discussions around planning. DCPS continues to demonstrate a complete inability to plan. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics