WE ARE NOT ALONE, BUT.. - A POET'S PERSPECTIVE..

Overcrowding is a statewide problem. No doubt about it. Cleo outlined the problem that all of Massachusetts faces like the TRUE scholar that she is"

An Education: School Enrollment Surging in Some Urban Districts; Overcrowding an Issue

She quite accurately pointed outs LPS's attempt at a solution.


"The Lynn Public School District increased from 13,547 students in 2010-11 to 13,731 in 2011-12. This has resulted in a proposal for the opening an innovation school at the elementary level (Washington) to help lower class sizes at a few of the most populated schools which are mostly those that house the lower grades."


PROBLEM !

Not with Cleo's assessment, no it's right on the money.

No you see, I seem to remember them talking before both redesign plans were completed several discussions where the topic was the fact that you couldn't redistrict the kids out of the LEVEL 4 schools. I remember DR. LATHAM assuring everyone that we COULD in extreme cases, She was flying solo on that opinion. Not necessarily wrong, just alone.
As much as it PAINS me to say this but ASSUME she was right and exceptions were made in EXTREME cases.

BUT....,

as CLEO so eloquently pointed out, OVERCROWDING is a STATEWIDE problem. Extreme just became average. How confident is everyone now?