Beaumont Ozen 21 Beaumont West Brook 42/Final

[JRidge]

Big Ford they took French H.S., they took BCP but gave y'all Central. They took Forest Park, they took Hebert but the westend has Westbrook and the Pear Orchard, South Park & South End area should not have a school is what you're saying? Hebert was more productive in sports than all of these schools but yet our kids have to be bussed way across town to have success now? I do believe somethings are designed for failure, but ultimately success and failure has to be determined by the one's who are in control of the final outcome and that is the parents and students. We sometimes sit back and watch instead of using our voice to make things better. I say keep the schools but level the playing field with quality teachers, proper zoning and higher standards of education. This is where the real winning begins!

[87JAG]

They gave who Central? Where did BCP students come from? How about French? Where is Central located? Now, lets look at Westbrook. South Park kids went to South Park. South End kids went to BCP. North End kids went to French. That leaves the Pear Orchard riding the bus to Westbrook. Last time I checked, Central wasn't in the South End or North End. How about those kids from Bevil Oaks who ride to Central?

 

Everybody talks about neighborhood schools but forgot why they were done away with in the first place. The district offered freedom of choice. You can go to any school. Now that the people have spoken everybody want to force kids to go to this or that school. Creating another high school was not the problem. They just shouldn't have put it in that location. Central was the combination of two 5A schools. Westbrook was originally two 4A schools, then later absorbed a diminishing 4A school. The pear orchard had Westbrook, but gave it up to try and recapture something that has been dead for years.