as a citizen of Norton, I try to keep out of Wise Co. business but sometimes it just slips out. What has happened is pittiful for this area. There are some that will say it is all about school colors and school names and mascots and the past but in my heart I believe it is much more that just a school name. before anyone calls me an "anti" just wait. I believe that the best plan was for 3 new schools to be built for the consolidated schools but the BOS wouldn't fund that. I thought OK, the 3 on 1 plan isn't great but it is better than nothing. again, not the plan I'd pick but I hated the 2 on 1 plan because it pushed the schools into AA in sports and travel would be awful for the school, kids and parents. If there was a way to keep 6 schools open and not be throwing money down the drain to do it that would be great to keep these towns with their schools. But we are here, moving kids from old schools to old schools with no guarantee that the BOS will give any money to try to fix them any at all. Then we have our elected "leaders" acting like 2nd graders that can't get along and are now threating to grind the county govt to a halt. I really can't wait to watch the results of the next elections becaue it is going to be so much fun. I serious think that the board members that ran and were elected on a pro-consolidation platform will be ushered out by such margins that is will not be funny. Once the public has gotten the taste in its mouth of what is going on now, NO ONE is going to be safe. I think the public is so tired of all of this.