I agree with Mr. Brauer's point that implying that charters, alternatives and suburban public are non-public is inaccurate. I also think characterizing the movement of students to those schools as a "hemorrhage" is an exaggeration. This seems to be a somewhat alarmist point of view, and ill-advised at that. If the district needs to hire an outside firm to find out why people are not happy with the schools, down sizing should not be ruled out as reasonable course to follow. A smaller, more manageable district might be able to solve problems as they come up, or persist, more quickly. Dan McGuire Ericsson
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