‘Do empty seats in schools mean no property upkeep?’
4/29/2016, 12:52 p.m.
Re “Saving Armstrong High priority for hundreds,” April 21-23 edition:
I am a fifth-generation graduate of Armstrong High School and currently a social science major at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College. Not only did I graduate from Armstrong, I was the only female chosen to represent the city in the All-Virginia Choir.
I take my alma mater as seriously as I take my city. I attended the meeting where school officials told people packed into Mount Olivet Church these decisions to close schools are being made based on the number of empty seats. That is an absolute crock.
Do empty seats in schools mean no property upkeep for 60-plus years? It feels as though these problems were allowed to fester for years in the East End as a way to explain away gentrifying the area, with little to no protest from the violent zombies they believe inhabit the streets of East Richmond.
I am well-educated about my city, as was my father who was a graduate of the original Maggie L. Walker High School and Virginia Union University. He instilled in me a love for this city that is unmatched.
DENAE LONZER
Richmond
