Whisman Needs a Neighborhood School

A neighborhood school is a keystone in any community. We used to have 2. Now we have non. Why should the area of El Camino South have 2 and the lower income area of North Whisman have to bus and drive our kids to other neighborhoods. In a City with a growing traffic problem and the development plans for North Whisman is it wise to take this opportunity to reopen Whisman to support this growth and reduce congestion. One other point: Emergency planning is usually based around a public building..school..community cente,r even a church; North Whisman currently has no public space to house, support Emergency services in a state of emergency. Opening Whisman as a public school would allow CERT trained residents and emergency services such as Red Cross an appropriate Emergency Command Center, just like the other neighborhoods of Mountain View.