Comments on: Seven candidates in Mt. Diablo school board race

By: tharrington

tharrington — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:09:30 +0000

Both Monte Gardens and Sequoia elementary schools (as well as Cornerstone) offer alternative options to district students.
Children often have to sign up at age 3 to get into Sequoia. Is the waiting list as long at Monte Gardens?
The school closure committee has found that many parents choose to send their children to campuses that are not in their neighborhoods.

By: Brian Lawrence

Brian Lawrence — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:34:13 +0000

Thanks for the feedback. Should all of the parents at Monte Gardens be ashamed of themselves or is that exclusive to me?

By: Doctor J

Doctor J — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 03:06:06 +0000

Not even elected yet, and already manipulating the system. Wow, that’s a record. Yes, the fingerprints on this one do seem STRANGE. But there is a long history in MDUSD of micromanaging by board members. It has to STOP ! I just don’t know what we call this fiasco — Lawrencegate ? Gardengate ? Briangate ? Any other ideas ? Brian, you should be ashamed of yourself for not keeping your son in the neighborhood school and working to make it better. Weren’t the other students there “good enough” for your son ?

By: Brian Lawrence

Brian Lawrence — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:52:30 +0000

My wife and I chose the school that we thought would be the best one for our son. We did research online and spoke to a number of other parents about their experiences with different schools.

Yes, my son is at Monte Gardens. I hadn’t specifically mentioned the school’s name because of privacy and safety concerns for my 5 year old son.

By: Dr. Know

Dr. Know — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:36:48 +0000

It’s Monte Gardens…..how STRANGE his son ended up at the top of the waiting list

By: Joe Smith

Joe Smith — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:35:10 +0000

Uhh Doctor J,

That is an easier than pie question to answer. I’m sure the neighborhood school where Brian’s child would have gone is an absolute S—hole.

By: Dr. K

Dr. K — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 18:28:47 +0000

Let me guess….Monte Gardens? Somehow his son got to the top of the list. Dr. J., this seems very strange, indeed.

By: Doctor J

Doctor J — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:25:50 +0000

Brian, I can understand the need for privacy for your child, but WHY would you change from your neighborhood school ?

By: Brian Lawrence

Brian Lawrence — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:16:44 +0000

At the time Theresa asked me, we were planning to send my son to Cornerstone. He is currenty a kindergarten student in the district, but at a different school.

By: tharrington

tharrington — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 22:54:41 +0000

Brian Lawrence told me that.