The economic downturn is impacting Loudoun County Schools in a big way. The School Board meeting on Thursday had a large number of parents and teachers coming out to petition against shutting down Lincoln, Hillsboro, Middleburg and Aldie Elementary schools in order to save 2.2 million dollars for the next fiscal year. These elementary schools have been the launching point for our children's education and has allowed them to develop into great students. If we shut down these schools are children will be forced to larger class sizes and starting over in a whole new environment.
Loudoun County athletics are also on the chopping block. There is discussion for cutting all freshman sports and JV Lacrosse along with several coaching positions. Cutting the athletic programs will hurt the children who thrive in those environments. Athletics are a huge part of the high school experience and help teach our children valuable lessons of winning and losing. We should be encouraging our children to be active and be part of a organized group.
Finally, Special Education should always be important in our education system. Many people move to Loudoun for the Special Ed programs and will turn elsewhere to find a school system that will meet the needs of their children.
The School Board is forgetting that so many people move to Loudoun for the schools and by changing our standards we will have less people moving here and more people moving out because of it.
For more information check out the article in the Loudoun Times- http://loudountimes.com/news/2009/jan/16/parents-plead-school-board-spare-schools/
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