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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It would be a safety disaster to have 1400 kids on one site. DCPS legal team: get ready for major liability issues![/quote]

I am not sure I understand why it would be such a safety disaster. It is a huge space. Even so, it wouldn't be as big of a safety disaster as having 625 on site at Murch during construction, but many parents at Lafayette suggested that would be perfectly reasonable.[/quote]

Murch parent here, and I'd say they are equally unsafe. Have you been in the "huge space" since they built the trailer city? Every square inch is used. The idea of 1400 kids on that site, with all of those trailers up, is a nightmare. Not to mention that the trailers were built to be used for one year, not three--why does anyone have any confidence they'll hold up that long? That the temporary plumbing won't stop working? That they won't start falling apart from wear and tear? And the traffic issue, from a safety perspective, is huge; there is no way to do drop-off and pick-up safely for that many little kids on those streets. It's just not possible (and there's no comparison to be made with Murch-Deal-Wilson, no matter what some parents claim).

Most Lafayette parents I've spoken with understand that swinging Murch totally onsite is not going to work. We should all be focused on finding a solution that is safe and reasonable for all.[/quote]

As an FYI, Lafayette is swinging on-site during construction.  If it's reasonable for Lafayette kids it would seem reasonable for Murch kids as well.  The trailers at Lafayette are right up against the construction site as there was not anywhere else to put them.[/quote][/quote]

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