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What hypocrisy? Is Patricia O'Neill only allowed to vote on school matters in Bethesda, otherwise it's hypocrisy?[/quote]

If they wanted to shift Alt to her neck of the woods, let's see how supportive she'd be.

Placing an alternative school in any neighborhood will lower property values.  fact

fights on a daily basis
kids skipping school

I'm sure you'd want this school in your area then, eh?

- one who worked at an alternative school [/quote]

But, as it happens, they are proposing to put the alternative school in Aspen Hill. Do you think that only people who live in Aspen Hill should be allowed to vote about this? Do you think that the Board of Education should make its decisions about school location based on the possible effects on people's property values? (Do you think that "We don't want this school in our neighborhood; you should put it in somebody else's neighborhood instead" is going to persuade many people?)[/quote]

Alt Programs is currently located in a perfect spot.  It's across from a golf course and close to a major road.  Except for a few homes scattered about, there are no major residential areas close by.

So yes, I think the residents of Aspen Hill have a right to complain, especially after the county spent hundreds of thousands to [b]redo [/b]the Ewing building during the redesign.  poor planning, which now affects a fairly close-knit and quiet community and creates a headache for the School for Tomorrow

Look - I think kids at Alt deserve second chance (and a third, for that matter, as they are very challenging).  But you don't disturb an entire community and uproot a small private school for 120 kids - if they even all show up, as attendance is often at an all-time low at Alternative Programs.

But the students sent to Alt can be dangerous and disruptive - inside of and outside of a school setting.  Isn't it better to house them in a facility where there's land?  where they can be escorted outside of the building to run off some energy?  The grounds are lovely, btw, and should be used for the students.  There was even a discussion around creating a greenhouse.  Perhaps this can be done in Aspen Hill, but how many more years will it take before the county finally figures out a plan to stick to?

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