Comments on: Clements High School Rumors Untrue, Says McKie

By: b_tabor

b_tabor — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:20:34 +0000

It seems easy to wave a red flag in front of you. Just criticize anyone in power and you go off on your paranoid rants.

By: MEGABITE

MEGABITE — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:11:52 +0000

haha And do try and keep track of what thread your trolling, will you? haha

By: FtBendConservative

FtBendConservative — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:11:52 +0000

calvin wrong thread….how hard can juvenile trolling be?

By: MEGABITE

MEGABITE — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:11:09 +0000

Keep that pot stirred well, taber.

By: b_tabor

b_tabor — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:10:10 +0000

Paranoid again ftbendconservative?

By: FtBendConservative

FtBendConservative — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:07:43 +0000

wrong thread calvin

By: b_tabor

b_tabor — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:06:43 +0000

Sounds to me like excuses coming from the mayor. Maybe they should just tell the truth about the crime wave and recession.

By: FtBendConservative

FtBendConservative — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:05:21 +0000

any statement that has a positive connation seems to bother you…..hmmmm

By: b_tabor

b_tabor — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:01:10 +0000

Currently, Clements High School is over its “functional capacity” level of 2,202 students by 607, Elkins by 414 at 2,400 students and Hightower by 681 with 2,745 students. Dulles is below functional capacity by 12 students, with an enrollment of 2,086, and Willowridge is below functional capacity by 125 students, at 1,470.

According to administrators, overcrowding has a positive side.

This last statement is the one that gets me.

By: MEGABITE

MEGABITE — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:05:46 +0000

Oh brother. *rolling eyes*

By: b_tabor

b_tabor — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:02:42 +0000

I APOLOGIZE FOR FEEDING THE TROLL THIS MORNING.

By: MEGABITE

MEGABITE — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:59:21 +0000

I’m trying to dig up the attendance numbers from when I graduated from Clements back in the day. I’ll bet we were over capacity as well, our graduating class was HUGE. The
sky is not falling, people.

By: MEGABITE

MEGABITE — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:51:24 +0000

People are acting like this is some sort of dire emergency. They have it under control so calm down. No need to call in the National Guard. haha

By: MEGABITE

MEGABITE — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:50:14 +0000

How do you plan to get them there?
BTW, You’re supposed to be ignoring me, remember?

By: b_tabor

b_tabor — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:46:48 +0000

Someone is missing the point again cult. Nearby schools like Dulles are under-capacity. The point is simple, to use the seats that are available.

By: MEGABITE

MEGABITE — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:28:55 +0000

No crawfishing. Since you insist on calling for facts, let’s see yours that supports your claim “Many other children and families obviously are impacted or it wouldn’t be such a hot issue.”

Regarding the empty seats, what do you propose they do about it, set up a barrage of buses to take those kids over there?
Where are these buses going to come from? Where’s the $$ going to come from?

Like I said, the new high school isn’t open yet. You see that in the article, right?

By: cult_of_one

cult_of_one — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:24:52 +0000

You are extremely naive. No facts were included in the MBA post, but numerous district facts were use to support the over-crowding claims of c. parent. At one point parent uses projects from the district that MBA refutes as parents facts, that is a disingenuous tactic. From the read I’m seeing, MBA is simply attacking parents arguments rather than supplying their own arguments. I would tend to agree with parent that there is a simple motive for it. As long as there are empty seats at nearby schools, the district should consider using them rather than continuing a failed policy of placation of the few. 3000+ students by next year is way too many for a school designed for 2200.

By: MEGABITE

MEGABITE — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:13:35 +0000

Excellent, MBA!

“Clearly there are things that can be done better in our district–ALWAYS. Clearly CHS numbers need to be dealt with. No one disagrees. But to trump up allegations to achieve this goal helps no one. The “spaghetti approach” (throw it all on the wall and see what sticks) isn’t helping.”

By: MEGABITE

MEGABITE — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:12:43 +0000

You too. How were the children and families you speak of ‘obviously’ impacted? Let’s hear some facts on those
instances.

By: cult_of_one

cult_of_one — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:09:13 +0000

As Jack Web would’ve said: “All we want are the facts, ma’am.”

For someone that only wants the facts, your post seems very much full of conjecture and attempts at deconstructing clement parents arguments. I see many more supported “facts” in the parent posts than in yours. Not addressing the district zoning issues holistically in my opinion is a major mistake and politically expedient.

” BOT Bhuchar’s daughter was at CHS when it was 2900 and is none the worse for it.”

Making this unsupported statement is a good example. Many other children and families obviously are impacted or it wouldn’t be such a hot issue. Please support your claims with “facts” if you are going to attack others for the same. As a matter of fact, parent did provide numbers that came from the district. How are those not “facts”?