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Bob Bushell, Denis Mullen and Richard D'Agostino had this decision made long before the dog and pony show of a committee meeting they bullied through on Wednesday. For one hour of the meeting, the discussion was to table the closing of a Junior High until a long-term plan was made. This was from Mr. Testa who seemed to have the best interest of the students in mind. Two other committee members seemed to agree. Out of the blue, Mr. Bushell made the motion to close Gorton because "ah, um, ah, Aldrich is a nicer facility" - total hogwash. From there, the 7-2-0 vote to close Gorton was an absolute bully move from the three amigos. Let's not forget to mention how D'Agostino got his position as Superintendent. Was there a search? No. Interviews? No. Do the administrators need a new administration building because the one on Warwick Lake Ave. is falling apart? Yes. How nice for them that Gorton is right next to the Greene building they stole from the kids four years ago, how cruel for the students today. The majority of RI school districts use the middle school model and all-day kindergarten will be absolutely necessary to keep up with the new Common Core State Standards, so why is Warwick always 10 years behind the time? Because of fat-cat insider administrators who only care about their cushy office in their "boys club" of a department. Shame on you D'Agostino, Bushell, and Mullen. I hope the school committee members see the big picture hear and quit listening to their bullying bologna.

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