Munford’s Gym is a Hail Mary
by Alex Dynan Go back in time to elementary school. Besides lunch, what was your favorite part of the day? For many, it was gym class –- a break from reading, writing, and math, and a chance to burn off energy and play with friends. At Mary Munford Elementary School, however, gym class is a problem –- […]
by Alex Dynan
Go back in time to elementary school. Besides lunch, what was your favorite part of the day? For many, it was gym class –- a break from reading, writing, and math, and a chance to burn off energy and play with friends.
At Mary Munford Elementary School, however, gym class is a problem –- because there is no gym.
On cold or rainy days, students at Mary Munford must make do with hallways, empty classrooms or the auditorium stage. This is because of funding problems in the Richmond school system.
Every year, each school in Richmond submits a list of maintenance needs and facility improvements to the city for consideration. Those improvements that the city deems necessary make it onto the Capital Improvement Plan, or CIP. The 2008-2012 CIP includes a $3 million gym for Mary Munford.
Mary Munford is in District 1 of the Richmond school system. Kim Bridges, who represents that district on the School Board, says the CIP is more of a wish list than a to-do list.
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