{"id":1303,"date":"2011-11-08T11:02:40","date_gmt":"2011-11-08T16:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/bussing-is-a-natural-consequence-of-consolidation-warren-turner-to-roy-copeland-lcboe-4-oct-2011.html"},"modified":"2011-11-08T11:02:40","modified_gmt":"2011-11-08T16:02:40","slug":"bussing-is-a-natural-consequence-of-consolidation-warren-turner-to-roy-copeland-lcboe-4-oct-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/bussing-is-a-natural-consequence-of-consolidation-warren-turner-to-roy-copeland-lcboe-4-oct-2011.html","title":{"rendered":"Bussing is a natural consequence of consolidation &mdash;Warren Turner to Roy Copeland @ LCBOE 4 Oct 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two attorneys brought a point into the light that CUEE doesn&#8217;t like to talk about:<br \/>\nbussing is a natural consequence of consolidation.<br \/>\nThat was stated by the attorney for the Lowndes County School System,<br \/>\nWarren Turner, 4 October 2011.<\/p>\n<p>\nRoy Copeland brought up some names from the past: Mrs. Copeland<br \/>\nor Mrs. Adams, and the newscasters Huntley and Brinkley.<br \/>\nHe then asked about the consent decree on desegregation from back in that era:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/6326168356\/in\/photostream\/\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6213\/6326168356_1887673d5d_m.jpg\"><\/a><br \/>\nHas anyone given any thoughts to the issues relative to the consentdecreee,<br \/>\ndesegregation, and the realignment of school districts relative to<br \/>\nthe Voting Rights Act 1965 preclearance, and all those other issues.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Lowndes County Schools Attorney Warren Turner answered the question,<br \/>\nafter Roy Copeland mentioned they were neighbors.<br \/>\nThe answer was basically that there would be a hearing before November 8<small><sup>th<\/sup><\/small>.<br \/>\nHm, I wonder what happened with that?<br \/>\nAs far as what happens if consolidation is approved by the Valdosta voters,<br \/>\nhe said, among other things:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vmPwYCYY1uk&#038;list=PL251373485138A2AA&#038;index=17&#038;feature=plpp_video\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/vmPwYCYY1uk\/default.jpg\"><\/a><br \/>\nSo the concept of a neighborhood school, where everybody stays where they are,<br \/>\nis not going to happen in my opinion, because the federal government is<br \/>\nnot going to allow that to happen.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\nFinally, Roy Copeland asked:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nSo are you suggesting<br \/>\nbussing is a natural consequence of consolidation?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Lowndes County School System Attorney answered:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nI&#8217;m not suggesting that; I&#8217;m stating that.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Roy Copeland thanked him and the crowd applauded.<\/p>\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vmPwYCYY1uk&#038;list=PL251373485138A2AA&#038;index=17&#038;feature=plpp_video\"><br \/>\nthe video:<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vmPwYCYY1uk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<small><br \/>\nConsent decree? &mdash;Roy Copeland @ LCBOE 4 Oct 2011<br \/>\n<br \/>\nWhy we oppose consolidation,<br \/>\n<br \/>\nCommunity Forum, Lowndes County Board of Education (LCBOE),<br \/>\n<br \/>\nValdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 4 October 2011.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nVideos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.<br \/>\n<\/small><\/p>\n<p>\n-jsq<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two attorneys brought a point into the light that CUEE doesn&#8217;t like to talk about: bussing is a natural consequence of consolidation. 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