Several weeks ago, parents learned the Bartlesville School Board was considering a massive change to their school district. Oak Park Elementary School will be closed, and the school district lines will be re-drawn. All this is being done to balance the upcoming budget. According to the school district's public press release, the only other alternative to closing Oak Park is to fire teachers.
The details of the plan are important. As are the final decisions being made by the School Board. However, the most disturbing part of this argument is the fact that parents - particularly Oak Park parents - were not consulted until almost too late to have any impact on the final decision. Why were these decisions being discussed and weighed without letting the public know what was going on?
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