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As a former member of the committee that recommended consolidation (and was subsequently vilified for it) I agree with you, John Stark. I believe he does want consolidation, Lord knows his Chief of Staff did, and because, in the end, the process was so contentious, he withdrew like a turtle into his shell, and offered no cogent opinion one way, or the other. He was more concerned with "feelings" than what needed to be done. Millions of dollars lost, millions of dollars will continue to BE lost on a withering school department, and neither the Mayor (or Ms. Petri) are willing to say anything that might ruffle a few feathers. So, here we are. Crappy schools, mediocre scores, and kids begging on street corner to pay for updated athletic equipment (which should be provided by the district) every Saturday on the corner of Pilgrim Parkway and Warwick Avenue. That's just the Pilgrim kids, who knows what the others are doing, but I would imagine it's about the same. It's unnecessary.

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