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I just reread the article, and something sticks out to me. Mr. Nadeau states that he has received 138 phone calls, all in favor of keeping Gorton open. I talked to another school committee member that told me the same thing, that virtually all of the messages they had received were for keeping Gorton open. At the meeting last night, not a single person spoke out in favor of closing Gorton.

Ms. Medeiros, though, states in the article that her phone calls are running 50/50, with a lean towards closing Gorton.

How is that possible? Why would one member draw all of the people in favor of closing the school, especially when Ms. Medeiros represents the Gorton area? Wouldn't you expect the person representing the Gorton area to be the person receiving the most favorable calls?

I'm sorry, I'm calling this BS. It sounds like Ms. Medeiros is trying to create cover for herself so that she can pretend that her vote to close Gorton was based on the will of the voters. Maybe I am wrong- but as she is an elected official that represents us, she should be expected to explain her comments. Her number is listed as 401-965-6612, we should all call and ask her to clarify.

I also think that we should all be calling and emailing all of our school committee members-after all, they work for us, and they need to be reminded that the school administration works for them.

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