Stoops is getting in their heads

The N&O‘s WakeEd reports:

Is the new reassignment plan unfriendly to families?

As noted in today’s article, yesterday’s vote on the plan was far from unanimous. In what’s become an annual event for him, Ron Margiotta voted against the plan as he accused his colleagues of not listening to parents.

“Reassignment should be used solely for the purpose of filling new schools,” Margiotta said. “I can?t vote for a plan that?s so family unfriendly.? …

Even though [Beverly] Clark joined Margiotta in voting agianst the plan, she also downplayed the impact of reassignment.

“I hope that being reassigned is the worst crisis in their life they have to face, because if that?s the worst thing you ever have to face, you?re truly blessed,” Clark said.

Astute TLR readers will remember Terry Stoops’ report last year about North Carolina schools’ abysmal performance in parent-friendliness. Clark’s comments ? though to be fair, not her vote ? seem to reflect those findings; i.e., families would undoubtedly prefer a school system to set a benchmark considerably higher than “the worst crisis in their lives that they ever have to face.”