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Originally Posted by GGG
More schools isnt the answer. Schools need to be designed for average neighbourhood capacity not peak. Bussing kids to existing schools with space is a reasonable approach. I would perfer they bussed older kids rather than kindergarten kids but using existing infastructure and moving kids rather than buildings is the right albeit not politically correct solution.
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That's pretty much how we ended up with a bunch of underutilized inner city schools, by building to peak need.
However, they definitely should close some (like the one destroyed by flood) and use the money to build more in underserved areas, but do it in a smart/sustainable way. Building a K-4 and then expanding its enrollment to K-6 as the neighbourhood ages is a great way to deal with the peak, puts older kids on the bus as opposed to younger ones.
The current system where underutilized inner city schools are only closed in poorer neighbourhoods strikes me as pretty unfair.