[sunnyatlast]

Originally Posted by outlaw

Definitely not class envy. I don't go around envying people. What's to envy? Gary Morse died at a relatively young age. He lost his wife to cancer, I believe. I feel sorry for the hand he was dealt wrt his and his wife's health issues. I would not envy someone based on their wealth, just as much as I would not worship someone because of their wealth. I am not sure the Morses feel bad about this, because if they did, they could do something about it. After all, it is their ball, right? Would you feel a little more sympathetic if one of those kids was your grandchild? Or would you say "sorry, those are the rules"?

I'm pretty sure these regular public school families were told "sorry, those are the rules" when this occurs routinely, every year around the nation:

"SANFORD — Closing two schools in Seminole County could trigger a wave of rezonings that would affect thousands of students and half of the elementary schools in the district.

Parents who thought they had nothing to worry about quickly could be drawn into a controversy that will expand far beyond the two closed schools.

All 17 Seminole elementary schools east of U.S. Highway 17-92 and south of Lake Jesup could be swept into the mix as new school attendance zones are drawn for the remaining 15. Enrollment at the schools tops 12,000 students.

"It is going to affect possibly thousands of other students," said Deputy Superintendent George Kosmac.

The problem, officials say, is that a low-enrollment school chosen to be closed may not have neighboring schools with empty seats to take those kids. That means some students from adjacent schools would have to be shifted to make room, starting a chain reaction of students being bumped from school to school….."

School closings Seminole: School closings in Seminole County would force attendance zone changes affecting thousands of students - tribunedigital-orlandosentinel