School portables are a “duct tape” solution, at least for one Orting resident.
“Portables aren’t a suitable place for kids long term,” Jenny McKinney said. “It’s duct tape. It covers up a hole, but it doesn’t fix it.”
McKinney and her family moved to the city about six years ago. Her children attend school there — her daughter is in first grade and her son is a sophomore in high school. Her son has two classes in portables this year and he hates it, she said. He gets distracted because they’re near a road, McKinney said, and it takes extra time to get to a bathroom.
Last month, McKinney voted to approve Orting School District’s $150 million bond proposal, because the school buildings are overcrowded, she said. The school district “has done a great job with what they have,” but it needs upgrades, she said.
The measure failed. Pierce County’s final special…
