doctornemo OP t1_irpdbuq wrote on October 10, 2022 at 12:38 AM

Reply to comment by Vermonter623 in Ripton wanted to save its elementary school. State officials saw an ‘overwhelming risk.’ by doctornemo

I'm sorry to hear it.

60 is, what, 1/2 of what we had a decade ago?

[deleted] t1_irpp4f4 wrote on October 10, 2022 at 2:13 AM

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Vermonter623 t1_irr9vb5 wrote on October 10, 2022 at 1:14 PM

I just wish they would have been truthful with us from the start. I didn’t mind conglomerating schools because eventually all kids end up at a union high school so why aren’t we doing union grade schools? With enrollment going down we should really look to get rid of this wasteful system of districts

doctornemo OP t1_irrfqvd wrote on October 10, 2022 at 2:02 PM

I think some folks made the cold calculation that closing schools looks bad politically, to communities, so they either said nothing or proclaimed they wouldn't do so... until they had the opportunity to shut them down.

Loudergood t1_irvkm4s wrote on October 11, 2022 at 11:24 AM

If you look back the promise was for something like 5 years.

doctornemo OP t1_is3vjm1 wrote on October 13, 2022 at 2:38 AM

Nobody I spoke to then gave out an expiration date.