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I very much agree with Jerry Scott's urgent advice to "try to find a creative solution." To that end (while disregarding John Stark's unnecessary and unproductive snarking), I suggest the following:

It goes to reason that, if the public schools are facing hard times and holding excess or unused - or unaffordable - facilities, the parochial, private, and charter schools are, to one degree or another, facing the same situation. My idea is this - the City of Warwick Schools contact these schools (and they do not necessarily have to be in-Warwick schools) and propose renting our unused facilities. This gives parochial et al the opportunity to continue their work without having the expense of building ownership, maintenance, utilities, etc, while providing the city an offset revenue. To further enhance this package, consider that if these non-public schools are using the same contracted buses or other services, the reduced costs for single location pickup and single route delivery would be both an enhancement and a cost offset>

I don't propose for a second that this is a perfect solution. There may be legal issues of which I am unaware, and there would have to be a cooperation between all parties that doesn't always exist - often by design.

It's not perfect - but it's a start. And it's all compromise and cooperation, and not a power move or political play. Think it over. And then comment on mine, or maybe come up with your own. But work in the same direction.

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