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I do not want to simply repeat what I wrote in earlier comments I made to the Beacon. So briefly, this is one study that found that an ideal sized high school normally should not include more than 900 students: http://www.edb.utexas.edu/hsns/HSNSbrief1.pdf (University of Texas). As I explained in detail in earlier comments, ideal school size is not determined by building capacity. Starting arguments, often heard on talk radio, with "only in Rhode Island" is getting tiresome and is empty of meaning. It is often stated by those that want to appear sophisticated and worldly compared with provincial Rhode Island but are not actually making sophisticated or insightful arguments. Mr. Stark's proposal that students should be allowed to attended the high school of their choice within the city is not a voucher program. A voucher program is when students are given a certain dollar amount in the form of a "voucher" that they can use to attend attend a "school of their choice." It normally does not cover the full cost of most quality schools and therefore is not really a legitimate "school choice" alternative. It takes money out of public education to provide subsidies to parents who have already made the decision to send their children to private schools. It is a favorite response to any argument concerning public education from those that actually do not support public education and simply want its cost to be reduced to as much as possible. Finally, it is "rather odd" to suggest, given the overwhelming response from Warwick Vets students and their parents against the consolidation, that if given the choice, Warwick Vets students may chose to attend one of the other Warwick High Schools.