Howdy! So, I thought I knew how Americans would react to politics, but it turns out that even low level items create intense anger.
Situation - my wife has volunteered for the PTC at our local primary school, about 60kids/grade, so pretty small.
The school board and community have been working up options to replace the school. It’s old and falling down, non compliant with all the modern rules and regulations.
Through a couple of years of modelling and consultantation with community they have a proposed solution - build a new elementary on tye middle school campus (plenty of room) and close the old one. Makes sense.
Vote is mid March. But wow, it has exploded and divided the parents and community. Everyone wants the privilege of an amazing school system, no one wants to pay.
If they don’t build it, they will likely shut the school and roll the kids into other schools - which they have plenty class space to do so (avg class sizes are 16-20 kids)
I respect debate. But it has quickly devolved into personal attacks, and attacks on friends - vicious and mean. Do they expect to still be friends after this?