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Originally Posted by Redd Jedd
False argument. I'm not talking about cuts, I taking about being able to attend a school local to your house because that is what people paid for. People pay more to live near better performing schools. The county and school use the property tax system to get more money from those home owners. If they didn't care they'd pay less for homes out in eastern Union. Why bother paying more money for a house in Weddington if you zoned for a school in Monroe? And people will not. And housing prices will drop and less revenue will be brought in and the county looses. It has nothing to do with the RIGHT of any kid to get an education. They all are getting one.
You still didn't address why people in boarder areas should get the shaft every 4 years or why people should bother donating time or money to their local school when it will be a wasted personal investment. And don't say nice attitude.
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I'm not saying people on the border should get the shaft, or that it doesn't matter, or that I wouldn't be doing everything in my power to change it, or that I wouldn't be considering moving or putting my kid in private school. If I were in your shoes, I would be concerned, alarmed, and would be searching for alternatives. I get it, I do.
My point is that it isn't all a conspiracy theory. If you look at the map, the school locations, the current boundary lines, and the enrollment numbers.... it makes sense. FACT: First priority is safety, and you can't squeeze unlimited children into safe locations during a tornado, lock down, or other emergency. FACT: You have to relieve overcrowding and utilize your currently available space. FACT: You have to adjust the numbers geographically so that it makes sense.
So there isn't much choice to where you put people on the border of the county. They really usually have one logical place to go..... maybe, just maybe, two. Neighborhoods in the middle of the county where there are FIVE boundary lines meeting are naturally going to be subject to more shuffling. I'm not saying its good, fair, right, anybody is better than anyone else..... I'm just saying it is logical.
Now just as a piece of advice, because I do think you should write letters, emails, go to the meetings, etc to advocate for what is best for your child:
When you don't take the facts into consideration and try to understand where the BOE is coming from in their decision, when you come of with a sense of entitlement because of how much you paid for your home, when you accuse those making decisions of making them for political ploys, when you blame the county for growth when you are living in one of the neighborhoods that was a direct contribution to the MUCH bigger overcrowding mess we had a few years ago.... you won't be taken seriously.
Print out the maps, look over the numbers, see which schools are crowded and which has room, look at the projection of growth, and seek an educated alternative. If the projection for growth shows the need for another school in the next 4 years, lobby hard with Union County Commissioners, as they will be the ones responsible for approving those funds. Base your requests on facts and not on emotion, and you will get further.
Its a long shot, and you might end up in Parkwood. But also remember.... Parkwood was where we were ALL zoned before Marvin, Cuthbertson, and Weddington were built..... not very long ago. And elementary school kids went to Wesley Chapel. Imagine picking up those two places if they were car riders. Those living in Hunter Oaks rode a bus ALL THE WAY to Parkwood. They did. They survived. And you were the one that said that the school is what you put into it. That is very true. Parental involvement is the primary indicator if your child will succeed, and you are obviously very involved.
Nobody likes change, I don't. I don't blame you for being upset, I wouldn't want my kid to be moved either. Even from Parkwood to Marvin.... I value stability for my kid, but we can't all get what we want. But this isn't a these people vs. those people kind of thing. I really don't want to be a part of the animosity this thread has turned out to be, and I apologize if I offended you with anything I said. I'm just trying to spell out the facts and point out that the county has different needs throughout that all need to be addressed... there were overcrowding issues before most of us got here, and the county is doing the best they can.
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