New state budget cuts

[centennialdawg]

Any thoughts or opinions as to how this may affect the school board and their efforts to consolidate the county's schools. Will it or will it not affect them?

[imported_elp6n]

I initially thought it would put some hold on the plans, some delay, but to be honest I'm not really sure. It's being pushed so hard now it may be a "hell or high water" situation.

I guess we'll have to wait and see.
15% cut is pretty significant.

[sup-rbeast]

As long as the BOS isn't on board, school consolidation will not happen..especially with the state funding cuts.

[7teen]

While this may endanger aspects of building new schools, I wouldn't be surprised to see a few of the county high schools get closed down and students bussed to other schools.

[Counts]

And somewhere Basham will be laughing

It would be a bit sad for this whole project to come full circle that way

[centennialdawg]

I was talking to a friend of mine after I posted this thread and he says that there is already talk of shutting the schools down and going with the original plan the Basham proposed a few years ago.

I might add that this person is in the "know" about things like this as he is connected in the political aspects of Wise county, especially its schoolboard.

[The_Sage]

I actually heard the same thing earlier tonight. A high school or two will be closed and moved into another high school. Rumor or not,, who knows.

[Unchained]

Guess JJK and PV need to start ordering desks then