High Tech High...gets sued?

Recently there has been a rumbling in the HTH community. Which is ironic considering that it has been unfolding the bay area. That's right, I am talking about the recent announcement that High Tech High Bayshore will be closing due to a lack of funding.

There has been a groundswell of support from concerned parents hoping that they can save the school. Some have even been talking about the possibility of suing. Now, I understand that HTH is a corporation and what not, but please, what is suing a school going to get you? Compensation for "severing emotional ties". I mean lets be real, HTH did not even want the school in the first place. They only opened it because parents kept pushing for a school in the Bay Area. The fact that it is hundreds of miles away makes it that much easier for them to become detached and close it.

To confirm my growing suspicion that parents were acting purely on emotions and lashing our irrationally, I found several comments -

"The learning community at High Tech High Bayshore is REELING from this news. Children are depressed, fearful, and yet HOPEFUL!

How can a gem such as this turn to dust under the heel of an apathetic community???

Wake up and face the future. Without the survival of the Charter Schools that are successfully educating our children and guiding them toward success, all that remains for the majority of our youth are gang and drug ridden high schools."

This was a comment on Chris Barna's recent blog about the situation. Does she honestly believe what she is saying? In addition there was a supposed 8th grader who posted saying
this -

"Each month that has passed since I shadowed I have gotten more exited about going to HTHB next fall. On February 14th, Valentines Day I found out that my dream school (HTHB) would be closing. I was distraught about the news. High Tech High school board members said that they have to close the school because of finance and enrollment issues...I am asking for help not just for me but for the current students and all incoming students for all the years to come. The HTHB parents and students have been working tirelessly since February 14th coming up with ways to save our school. I am asking everybody to please contact the board members at High Tech High in San Diego and ask them to please give our parents some time to work on saving our school...Thanks for taking time to read my message. I hope I will someday be able to write about my many successes as a student at High Tech High Bayshore."

I don't know about you, but i don't know an 8th grader in the world who can write sentences with such emphasis and compassion, and foresight ( see years to come).