Assume nothing

In my recent opinion and hopes regarding ABC of Guilford County, I stated that I was not a fan of the forced lottery for High Point high schools.  My disdain for the “forced” part of the plan surprised some folks who frequent this site but I have had the same position all along.  My first post about this was back in April before the election was a glimmer in most peoples’ eyes. (Link)

“My take is that the School Board should have looked at creating “magnets” of the schools that actually need “magnetizing”.  Andrews and Central together have over 500 seats available and Southwest is over-crowded so building additional classrooms at S.W. would make little fiscal sense to Guilford County’s taxpayers. The way to fill those seats would be to make them so desirable that even I, in Greensboro, would seriously consider some “friendly busing” of my children to High Point.  This option may have been considered and dismissed as unworkable, I don’t know.”  Read the whole thing.

What perplexes some people is the fact that I supported school board members in the campaign who voted for the Plan.  “Proud”s comment is typical, “…you have always emphatically declared your loyalty towards Kris Cooke. So I guess I just assumed that you agreed with her views about the High Point “Chance” plan.“ 

Assumptions are dangerous things.

I am not a single issue voter. I have stated many times that I consider the totality of a candidate’s record before deciding for whom to vote.  Cooke and I disagreed on the “forced” part of the High Point Plan, but I have found little else to quarrel with during her tenure on the school board.  From recent comments she has made, both here and in other public forums - she may be coming around on that issue, too.