Some middle schools in Nelson Co. could merge with high schools under proposal Share Updated: 11:21 PM EDT Apr 28, 2021 Share Updated: 11:21 PM EDT Apr 28, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript MOST OF THE PARENTS AND THOSE LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY AREN’T FANS OF THIS PROPOSAL AND IT’S EVIDENT BY THE SONS. THEY HELD UP STATING SAVE OUR SCHOOLS. YOU CANNOT TAKE OUR SCHOOLS FROM US. I FEEL LIKE I’M SORRY. IS THAT THIS IS THAT OURS THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE BEING USED AS POLITICAL PONDS, BLOOMFIELD PARENTS SOUNDING OFF AND NELSON COUNTY SCHOOLS. SUPERINTENDENT WEST BRADLEY IN A PACKED PUBLIC FORUM WEDNESDAY EVENING. IT’S ONE OF SEVERAL FORMS TO DISCUSS A PROPOSAL THAT COULD SEE FOUR OF THE DISTRICT’S MIDDLE SCHOOLS MERGE INTO TWO HIGH SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT. BRADLEY TOLD PARENTS TO MERGER WILL GIVE STUDENTS MORE ACCESS TO RESOURCES THAT CAN PUT THEIR FOCUS EARLY ON THEIR CAREERS. THIS PROPOSAL CAUSES FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUAL RESOURCES FOR EVERY STUDENT IN NELSON COUNTY SCHOOLS UNDER THE PROPOSAL STUDENTS WHO LIVE WEST OF US 31 EAST WILL ATTEND THOMAS NELSON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LIVING EAST OF THE HIGHWAY WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO NELSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. JOE HAMILTON HAS KIDS ATTENDING BLOOMFIELD ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE ON HIS LIST OF WORRIES THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE CLOSED SCHOOL. THIS IS LITERALLY A SLAP IN THE FACE NOT JUST TO OUR WHOLE ENTIRE COMMUNITY BLOOMFIELD, ESPECIALLY THE DISTRICT SAYS IF THE PLAN GOES THROUGH EACH OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS WILL HAVE ABOUT 1200 TO 1300 STUDENTS. AND MOST OF THE TEACHERS WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE WITH STUDENTS. NO WORD YET ON WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE FOUR BUILDINGS, BUT THE HIGH SCHOOLS WILL ACCOMMODATE THE GROWTH BY EXPANDING THEIR FACILITIES WE CAN WORK TOGETHER ON FIXING THE PROBLEM. JUST LIKE BLOOMFIELD OUT OF IT, YOU KNOW IF THAT’S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. I’LL WORK WITH YOU ON THAT, BUT WE WANT OUR SCHOOLS IN THIS SYSTEM. MAYOR. CHRIS DUDGEON SAYS HE’S OPEN TO FINDING ANOTHER OPTION. THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS THE EARLIEST THE SCHOOL OF WORK CAN VOTE ON THIS PROPOSAL IS THIS FALL AND IT WILL TAKE A FEW YEARS TO BECOME REALITY. OUR CHILDREN ARE OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY