A Ninth-Grader Speaks Out

Here’s part of an email that Kelsey Svoboda, a Wake County ninth-grader, sent to members of the General Assembly on April 27th.  Her mother says she has not heard back from any of them so far.

“I honestly think that the best place to start with the problem of school overcrowding is to pass something that would require schools to be built to accommodate at least 3 years of projected growth.  From what I hear, the schools are supposed to be built for the number of kids they have now so that the schools have no extra space.  But that is what has led to this entire problem, isn't it?  I know that you are concerned about spending too much money on building schools and then not having them filled to capacity, but isn't it better to have too much space and be ready for the future as compared to not having enough space for the current moment?  Most if not all of this redistricting problem could have been avoided if schools were required to be built for a couple years' worth of growth.  This might also have prevented the year-round proposal.”

Read the whole letter here.