MIssoula County Public Schools Trustee needs to keep in mind the benefit of small schools in context of suicide

In the May 18th, 2018 issue of the Missoulian newspaper there is an article titled,

"Reasons to take suicide seriously".

If Trustee Kendall would read and implement the research found in the great study by a group of companies dealing with education issues she and the other MCPS Trustees would begin to take steps in reopening our closed schools rather than placing priorities of MCPS funds for enlarging our already too large schools at all levels.

The link to information on the benefit and superiority of small schools is:

http://www.ruraledu.org/user_uploads/file/Dollars_and_Sense.pdf

'Here is some important info copied from the study - 

While 38 percent of small schools reported any incidents, 60 percent of medium-sized schools and 89 percent of large schools reported criminal incidents. Serious violent crime was more likely to be reported by the largest schools. One-third of schools with enrollments of 1,000 or more reported at least one serious violent crime, compared with four to nine percent in schools with fewer than 1,000 students (1999, para. 5)."

In my opinion, and that of others as well, Missoula County Public Schools is making property and school building decisions that go against the safety of our students.

Please voice your concerns with the Missoula County Public Schools administration and school board.