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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Every time a boundary or move proposal comes up, the affected group always stratifies and some parent(s) with strong analytical expertise “crunches the numbers” to come up with an alternative using their self-interest as the focal point of the analysis. “How can I use data to demonstrate what my group wants?”

It’s a flawed analysis and a waste of time, but hey, if they really want to spend their free time analyzing pro bono around the holidays-have at it.

It’s a well-worn story: proposal comes up that may affect a group’s kids/house values/feelings of self-worth (don’t try and tell me all the hand-wringing isn’t at least partially caused by people’s fear of losing their perceived social-status they glean from which school their kids go to), a Rube Goldberg machine goes into motion: the group meets, organizes, assigns roles: traditional media, social media, data analytics, lobbying, scheduling, T-shirt orders...[/quote]

Yup.  The county’s spine needs stiffening.  Just wrap this nonsense up.[/quote]

Rube Goldberg!  Love it![/quote]

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