The school board finally backed down and scrapped the plan to dump more modular units on our playground. They realized they could not ignore the 482 of us who refused to let them sacrifice our kids' safety for their lack of foresight. Stay alert because we are keeping a close …
May 3, 2014
Final supporters
The main building is full and the only space left for another round of required modular units would be on the existing playground/field space that is also used for PE and our community social and fundraising space.
During a time when we're focus on making campuses more secure, and protecting our students these modulars are more difficult to monitor and would sit on space that backs up to public trails the go through the woods.
We understand the challenge of finding more space in our overcrowded areas that need more schools, but we already have the most modular units in the area. In the Western Area 2014/15 Review provided by WCPSS, we have the highest 2013/14 percent crowding at 114.6%.
Cramming more students and modulars into an already crowded school doesn't make sense. We should never compromise learning and safety.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
March 1, 2014
March 1, 2014
The school board continues to ignore the reality of our overcrowded halls and the safety risks these modular units force upon our children. They expect us to accept a crumbling learning environment while they refuse to build the proper facilities this community actually needs.
Reached 100 supporters
February 28, 2014
102 Comments
My 8-yr old is in the modular units all day, gets to school at 9:00am, eats lunch at 10:30 (due to overcrowding), and is starving by the time she gets home at 4:00.
Isn't it ironic that today the schools held tornado drills yet the SchoolBoard wants to put it in modulars which are unsafe structures in the event of a tornado threat!
It's silly to be overflowing to highcroft when other schools like mills park have so much more open real estate. highcroft kids are already crammed in between houses and sears farm Rd park. it's unsafe and unfair to the highcroft kids, and it just doesn't make sense.
Based on capacity numbers issued by WCPSS there are clearly better options than HDES. A site inspection of HDES would show there is not space to safely add modular units. Any additional units on play area would create additional sight barriers for teachers supervising recess, an obvious liability.
For almost 9 years my 3 children have not had a stable schedule at HDE.First year opened as traditional calander then went to year round then single track.Our family endured years of being split between middle school on traditional calendar and elementary on year round!! Enough is enough with HDE being the ones who always take the overfliw
Stop adding modular units!
NO!!! on overflow & additional units
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The school board finally backed down and scrapped the plan to dump more modular units on our playground. They realized they could not ignore the 482 of us who refused to let them sacrifice our kids' safety for their lack of foresight. Stay alert because we are keeping a close …
May 3, 2014
Final supporters
The main building is full and the only space left for another round of required modular units would be on the existing playground/field space that is also used for PE and our community social and fundraising space.
During a time when we're focus on making campuses more secure, and protecting our students these modulars are more difficult to monitor and would sit on space that backs up to public trails the go through the woods.
We understand the challenge of finding more space in our overcrowded areas that need more schools, but we already have the most modular units in the area. In the Western Area 2014/15 Review provided by WCPSS, we have the highest 2013/14 percent crowding at 114.6%.
Cramming more students and modulars into an already crowded school doesn't make sense. We should never compromise learning and safety.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
March 1, 2014
March 1, 2014
The school board continues to ignore the reality of our overcrowded halls and the safety risks these modular units force upon our children. They expect us to accept a crumbling learning environment while they refuse to build the proper facilities this community actually needs.
Reached 100 supporters
February 28, 2014
102 Comments
Enough of HDE taking on the overflow.Our children do not deserve to be placed in a metal tin with no bathrooms.HDE does not have enough green space as it is for children to run about..
My 8-yr old is in the modular units all day, gets to school at 9:00am, eats lunch at 10:30 (due to overcrowding), and is starving by the time she gets home at 4:00.
Isn't it ironic that today the schools held tornado drills yet the SchoolBoard wants to put it in modulars which are unsafe structures in the event of a tornado threat!
It's silly to be overflowing to highcroft when other schools like mills park have so much more open real estate. highcroft kids are already crammed in between houses and sears farm Rd park. it's unsafe and unfair to the highcroft kids, and it just doesn't make sense.
Based on capacity numbers issued by WCPSS there are clearly better options than HDES. A site inspection of HDES would show there is not space to safely add modular units. Any additional units on play area would create additional sight barriers for teachers supervising recess, an obvious liability.
For almost 9 years my 3 children have not had a stable schedule at HDE.First year opened as traditional calander then went to year round then single track.Our family endured years of being split between middle school on traditional calendar and elementary on year round!! Enough is enough with HDE being the ones who always take the overfliw
Stop adding modular units!
NO!!! on overflow & additional units
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Enough of HDE taking on the overflow.Our children do not deserve to be placed in a metal tin with no bathrooms.HDE does not have enough green space as it is for children to run about..