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doctornemo OP t1_irrfqvd wrote

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

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.

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Loudergood t1_irvkm4s wrote

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

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doctornemo OP t1_is3vjm1 wrote

Nobody I spoke to then gave out an expiration date.

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