The Issues
In recent years, we have had many issues facing our schools:
- The threat of closing swimming pools and cutting sports programs.
- The threat of closing Sabillasville ES (2009 and 2010)
- The removal of school buses for many of our students, followed by the FCPS Transportation Department redrafting their walkers policies.
- The adoption of ineffective, questionable curriculum and other materials
- Budget dilemmas that have threatened to cause layoffs, the ending of sports and music programs and other vital services.
- The removal of numerous health professionals at a number of our schools, leaving school administrators responsible for health needs in addition to administrative needs.
- The construction of a new building for FCPS staff, which was supposed to result in consolidation, but has only added to overhead expense
- The recent (and not infrequent) discovery that financial projections and realities are millions of dollars apart.
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