1) you would be cutting jobs which this economy does not need that is just making things worse we need to be keeping our jobs so teachers arent being cut. 2) Many problems will arise between both dirigo and MV kids putting them together. 3) The 9th graders who play sports will never see there teamates and would have to be bused to MV everyday for practice which is not good for team chemistry. 4) All schools will remain to be opened so no money is being saved there. 5) Kids are going to have long bus runs from MV to Canton and Carthage. And you would also not be saving any money here. 6) Learning styles and grading systems are complety different at the two schools. And why make the classes bigger when the kids can learn better by a small classroom enviroment. It's more then just "Emotional" problems too I don't think Ward is really weighing out pros and cons of this. It's not necessary to combine the schools. More of a hassle.