# Public comments show competing views of Vigo County's school consolidation plan

## What happened
Dwayne Malone asked the board to consider alternatives that he said would give the community a broader, more widely supported school plan. [Dwayne Malone's public comment, 8:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5YEIso65Bs&t=492) Bob Rhodes urged the board to move the plan forward. [Bob Rhodes supports moving the plan forward, 6:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5YEIso65Bs&t=388)
West Vigo students told the board that their school provides close relationships and a community gathering place, and said they were concerned about losing that identity. [West Vigo students' public comment, 12:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5YEIso65Bs&t=749)
Rosemary Scott said community members she had spoken with opposed combining Terre Haute North and South, while also saying the district needs to move forward. [Rosemary Scott's public comment, 22:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5YEIso65Bs&t=1377)
The comments came after the school board had already adopted Option Six, so the Oversight Board was hearing public views rather than deciding the plan. [School board had already adopted Option Six, 54:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cL06dGuFlI&t=3272)

## The outcome
Public comment only; the Oversight Board took no vote on the school plan. [Chair closes public comment and seeks adjournment, 58:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5YEIso65Bs&t=3517)

## Sources
- [School board had already adopted Option Six, 54:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cL06dGuFlI&t=3272)
- [Bob Rhodes supports moving the plan forward, 6:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5YEIso65Bs&t=388)
- [Dwayne Malone's public comment, 8:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5YEIso65Bs&t=492)
- [West Vigo students' public comment, 12:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5YEIso65Bs&t=749)
- [Rosemary Scott's public comment, 22:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5YEIso65Bs&t=1377)
- [Chair closes public comment and seeks adjournment, 58:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5YEIso65Bs&t=3517)

*Also known as: school consolidation opposition · West Vigo student comments · public comments on new high school · North South high school consolidation*