I attended the gathering on Monday night. Questions by the parents emphasized a variety of reasons why closure of the Commodore building is a really bad idea:
1. The Commodore options program is popular (attracts families, there are waiting lists), has potential to grow but under 'Option two' would be divided up and placed into different locations. Research shows that an options program can not function if it does not have its own protected space, its own teachers, leadership and its own finances.
2. Students and parents in the options program have explicitly chosen to not be part of the mainstream schools. Forcing these students back into those schools (deemed hostile to diversity) defeats the purpose of an options program. 
3. The district would likely lose revenue with 'Option two', as many families have indicated that they would withdraw their kids from the BISD (more than 150 families would seek alternative schooling according to a survey)