Posted by oldtanker on January 23, 2014 at 18:38:31 from (66.228.255.116):
In Reply to: OT. kind of a rant posted by David G on January 23, 2014 at 18:21:10:
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Same thing here. When one school's building was condemned by the state the state stepped in and offered to build a consolidated high school and renovate the existing schools buildings to meet code. Each town would have retained the elementary and grade school. One school was running in the red and there the state was going to pay that schools debt and get them in the black. Locals from the condemned school's district lied to the voters about what was being offered and got a bond passed to build a new building. Now 20 years alter they have one entire wing shut down because of a lack of students. Students from the 3 high schools that the state wanted to consolidate have to attend junior college to catch up so they can compete in a regular 4 year college. They just don't have to number of students needed to spend the money that needs to be spent. Add in that there are not many well paying jobs in the area and the young people are leaving after school means lower enrollment and an older population that resist raising taxes to better fund the schools because they don't have kids in school.
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