Wise county consolidations

**imported_UKCats1** · March 11th, 2005, 02:00 PM

I agree. The schools in the area 20 years ago were the size that PV, Wise, and Coeburn would be with consolidation. But when you are dealing with people and communities that have great pride in their schools you have to go to them and discuss the matter. Granted some would be against the consolidation even if they offered each student a million dollars to attend the new school but to just come up and say we want you school closed in two months that is a little harsh. It is time for all of Wise County to take a step back and look at what is going on and truly evaluate the schools because they are in a desperate need of repair. Not only do the schools need repairs or totally new schools but we also need gyms at some primary schools. The communities are organizing right now for a fight they now need to organize and get together to improve our schools.

**imported_Counts** · March 11th, 2005, 02:41 PM

I hope that can be acomplished becouse leaving the situation as it is now is not much better than shoveing all the students into the three existing older buildings renovating 6 schools will leave us in the same sutuation that we are in now in 15 to 20 years only not nearly as well funded I think there should be an outcry for new and better schools however I feel that most will be happy with keeping things as they are now

**imported_UKCats1** · March 11th, 2005, 02:48 PM

That is what I am afraid of. We do need to do something because there is a real issue here. The schools need work and if there is not going to be consolidation then we need to come up with a plan to fix what we have or make a conserted effort to make a consolidation plan that everyone would be happy with (or almost everyone, you cannot please everyone). We have to remember that in order to draw industry into the area one of the first things that they look at are how good the schools are and the curriculum they present. We have to have schools that are attractive to business and to the students. They must have the best education possible because in the real world they need every advantage possible.

**Merlin** · March 11th, 2005, 03:02 PM

Very well said and totally true, man.

**imported_Counts** · March 11th, 2005, 04:23 PM

I think we are all starting to come togather here I am starting to feel warm and Fuzzy

**R0cketer** · March 11th, 2005, 04:25 PM

And no you can't my bud light....

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**imported_UKCats1** · March 11th, 2005, 04:34 PM

I think that everyone saw how ridiculous things were and were concentrating on how to stop the consolidation. Now people are beginning to look at their schools and are saying that something needs to be done to improve them.

**Merlin** · March 11th, 2005, 04:39 PM

If that is indeed the case, then perhaps something good may yet come of all this. At least I hope so.

**R0cketer** · March 11th, 2005, 04:42 PM

Are you saying that pulling everybody together to work for the greater good was actually Basham's secret plan all along????????

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