While his ‘yes’ vote was disappointing, I appreciated board member Joey Hailpern acknowledging the lies of the previous administration and all the confounding variables that have popped up since the original K-8 school-within-a-school plan was offered.

I believe him when he says he is sincere about rebuilding trust, despite his irritating habit of trying to work all the angles. But how can a couple members with open eyes and good intentions compete with a board majority that believes the same thing on Wednesday that they believed on Monday, no matter what happened on Tuesday?